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embroiderembroider /ɪmˈbrɔɪdɚ/ verb ETYMOLOGYembroiderOrigin: 1300-1400 Anglo-French enbrouder, from Old French brouder to embroider VERB TABLEembroider |
Present | I, you, we, they | embroider | | he, she, it | embroiders | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | embroidered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have embroidered | | he, she, it | has embroidered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had embroidered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will embroider | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have embroidered |
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Present | I | am embroidering | | he, she, it | is embroidering | | you, we, they | are embroidering | Past | I, he, she, it | was embroidering | | you, we, they | were embroidering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been embroidering | | he, she, it | has been embroidering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been embroidering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be embroidering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been embroidering |
1 [intransitive, transitive] to decorate cloth by sewing a picture, a pattern, or words on it with colored threads2[transitive] to make a story or report of events more interesting or exciting by adding details that are not true SYN embellish: He embroidered his stories and kept us entertained for hours.—embroidered adjective: a richly embroidered jacket |