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noun | verb butterbutter1 /ˈbʌt̮ɚ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYbutter1Origin: Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + tyros cheese a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking: Beat the butter and sugar together. [Origin: Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + tyros cheese]—buttery adjective noun | verb butterbutter2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbutter |
Present | I, you, we, they | butter | | he, she, it | butters | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | buttered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have buttered | | he, she, it | has buttered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had buttered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will butter | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have buttered |
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Present | I | am buttering | | he, she, it | is buttering | | you, we, they | are buttering | Past | I, he, she, it | was buttering | | you, we, they | were buttering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been buttering | | he, she, it | has been buttering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been buttering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be buttering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been buttering |
to spread butter on something: buttered breadbutter somebody up phrasal verb informal to say nice things to someone so that he or she will do what you want: Don’t try to butter me up. |