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belabourenUK
be·la·bour B0167100 (bĭ-lā′bər)v. Chiefly British Variant of belabor.belabour (bɪˈleɪbə) or belaborvb (tr) 1. to beat severely; thrash2. to attack verbally; criticize harshly3. an obsolete word for labourbelabour Past participle: belaboured Gerund: belabouring
Imperative |
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belabour | belabour |
Present |
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I belabour | you belabour | he/she/it belabours | we belabour | you belabour | they belabour |
Preterite |
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I belaboured | you belaboured | he/she/it belaboured | we belaboured | you belaboured | they belaboured |
Present Continuous |
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I am belabouring | you are belabouring | he/she/it is belabouring | we are belabouring | you are belabouring | they are belabouring |
Present Perfect |
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I have belaboured | you have belaboured | he/she/it has belaboured | we have belaboured | you have belaboured | they have belaboured |
Past Continuous |
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I was belabouring | you were belabouring | he/she/it was belabouring | we were belabouring | you were belabouring | they were belabouring |
Past Perfect |
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I had belaboured | you had belaboured | he/she/it had belaboured | we had belaboured | you had belaboured | they had belaboured |
Future |
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I will belabour | you will belabour | he/she/it will belabour | we will belabour | you will belabour | they will belabour |
Future Perfect |
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I will have belaboured | you will have belaboured | he/she/it will have belaboured | we will have belaboured | you will have belaboured | they will have belaboured |
Future Continuous |
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I will be belabouring | you will be belabouring | he/she/it will be belabouring | we will be belabouring | you will be belabouring | they will be belabouring |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been belabouring | you have been belabouring | he/she/it has been belabouring | we have been belabouring | you have been belabouring | they have been belabouring |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been belabouring | you will have been belabouring | he/she/it will have been belabouring | we will have been belabouring | you will have been belabouring | they will have been belabouring |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been belabouring | you had been belabouring | he/she/it had been belabouring | we had been belabouring | you had been belabouring | they had been belabouring |
Conditional |
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I would belabour | you would belabour | he/she/it would belabour | we would belabour | you would belabour | they would belabour |
Past Conditional |
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I would have belaboured | you would have belaboured | he/she/it would have belaboured | we would have belaboured | you would have belaboured | they would have belaboured | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | belabour - to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"belaborwork at, work on - to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold" | | 2. | belabour - beat soundly belaborbeat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" | | 3. | belabour - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"belaborcriticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
belabourverb1. beat, hit, strike, knock, punch, belt (informal), whip, deck (slang), batter, thrash, pound, flog, clobber (slang), tonk (informal), cudgel, thwack, lambast(e), lay one on (slang), drub Men began to belabour his shoulders with sticks.2. attack, blast, put down, criticize, have a go (at) (informal), censure, malign, berate, castigate, revile, vilify, flame (informal), tear into (informal), lay into (informal), flay, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), go for the jugular, lambast(e), excoriate They have been belaboured on all sides for withdrawing from the cup.3. dwell on, go on about, linger over, harp on about, over-elaborate, over-emphasize, tarry over I will not belabour the point.TranslationsbelabourenUK
Synonyms for belabourverb beatSynonyms- beat
- hit
- strike
- knock
- punch
- belt
- whip
- deck
- batter
- thrash
- pound
- flog
- clobber
- tonk
- cudgel
- thwack
- lambast(e)
- lay one on
- drub
verb attackSynonyms- attack
- blast
- put down
- criticize
- have a go (at)
- censure
- malign
- berate
- castigate
- revile
- vilify
- flame
- tear into
- lay into
- flay
- diss
- go for the jugular
- lambast(e)
- excoriate
verb dwell onSynonyms- dwell on
- go on about
- linger over
- harp on about
- over-elaborate
- over-emphasize
- tarry over
Synonyms for belabourverb to work at or to absurd lengthSynonymsRelated Wordsverb beat soundlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb attack verbally with harsh criticismSynonymsRelated Words- criticise
- criticize
- pick apart
- knock
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