regale
verb /rɪˈɡeɪl/
/rɪˈɡeɪl/
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French régaler, from re- (expressing intensive force) + Old French gale ‘pleasure’.
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they regale | /rɪˈɡeɪl/ /rɪˈɡeɪl/ |
he / she / it regales | /rɪˈɡeɪlz/ /rɪˈɡeɪlz/ |
past simple regaled | /rɪˈɡeɪld/ /rɪˈɡeɪld/ |
past participle regaled | /rɪˈɡeɪld/ /rɪˈɡeɪld/ |
-ing form regaling | /rɪˈɡeɪlɪŋ/ /rɪˈɡeɪlɪŋ/ |