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fetterfetter /ˈfɛt̮ɚ/ verb [transitive usually passive] formal VERB TABLEfetter |
Present | I, you, we, they | fetter | | he, she, it | fetters | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fettered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fettered | | he, she, it | has fettered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fettered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fetter | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fettered |
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Present | I | am fettering | | he, she, it | is fettering | | you, we, they | are fettering | Past | I, he, she, it | was fettering | | you, we, they | were fettering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fettering | | he, she, it | has been fettering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fettering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fettering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fettering |
1to restrict someone’s freedom: The industry is fettered by debt.2to put chains on a prisoner’s hands or feet |