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expostulateexpostulate /ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYexpostulateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of expostulare, from postulare to ask for VERB TABLEexpostulate |
Present | I, you, we, they | expostulate | | he, she, it | expostulates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | expostulated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have expostulated | | he, she, it | has expostulated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had expostulated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will expostulate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have expostulated |
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Present | I | am expostulating | | he, she, it | is expostulating | | you, we, they | are expostulating | Past | I, he, she, it | was expostulating | | you, we, they | were expostulating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been expostulating | | he, she, it | has been expostulating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been expostulating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be expostulating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been expostulating |
formal to say something angrily because you do not agree with something, disapprove of it, or are not satisfied with it |