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verb | noun piquepique1 /pik/ verb VERB TABLEpique |
| Present | I, you, we, they | pique | | he, she, it | piques | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | piqued | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have piqued | | he, she, it | has piqued | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had piqued | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pique | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have piqued |
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| Present | I | am piquing | | he, she, it | is piquing | | you, we, they | are piquing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was piquing | | you, we, they | were piquing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been piquing | | he, she, it | has been piquing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been piquing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be piquing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been piquing |
► be/feel piqued Privately, he was piqued that his offer was rejected. 1pique somebody’s interest/curiosity to make someone feel interested in someone or something: The tour of the hospital piqued her interest in studying medicine.2[transitive usually passive] to make someone feel annoyed or upset: be/feel piqued Privately, he was piqued that his offer was rejected. verb | noun piquepique2 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYpique2Origin: 1500-1600 French piquer to prick, sting ► in a fit of pique He stomped out in a fit of pique (=sudden anger). a feeling of being annoyed or upset, especially because you feel insulted: He stomped out in a fit of pique (=sudden anger). |