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noun | verb sapsap1 /sæp/ noun ETYMOLOGYsap1Origin: Old English sæp 1[uncountable] science, biology the watery substance that carries food through a plant2[countable] informal a stupid person who is easy to deceive or treat badly SYN fool noun | verb sapsap2 verb (sapped, sapping) [transitive] VERB TABLEsap |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sap | | he, she, it | saps | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sapped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sapped | | he, she, it | has sapped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sapped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sap | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sapped |
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| Present | I | am sapping | | he, she, it | is sapping | | you, we, they | are sapping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was sapping | | you, we, they | were sapping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sapping | | he, she, it | has been sapping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sapping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sapping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sapping |
► sap somebody’s courage/energy/strength The illness had sapped Diane’s strength. to gradually take away something such as strength or energy SYN weaken: sap somebody’s courage/energy/strength The illness had sapped Diane’s strength. |