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deterioratedeteriorate /dɪˈtɪriəˌreɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYdeteriorateOrigin: 1500-1600 Late Latin deteriorare, from Latin deterior worse VERB TABLEdeteriorate |
Present | I, you, we, they | deteriorate | | he, she, it | deteriorates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | deteriorated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have deteriorated | | he, she, it | has deteriorated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had deteriorated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deteriorate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have deteriorated |
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Present | I | am deteriorating | | he, she, it | is deteriorating | | you, we, they | are deteriorating | Past | I, he, she, it | was deteriorating | | you, we, they | were deteriorating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deteriorating | | he, she, it | has been deteriorating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deteriorating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deteriorating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deteriorating |
1to become worse SYN worsen: Ellen’s health has deteriorated rapidly. our deteriorating economy2deteriorate into something to develop into a bad situation: The argument deteriorated into a fistfight. [Origin: 1500–1600 Late Latin deteriorare, from Latin deterior worse]—deterioration /dɪˌtɪriəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |