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hectorhector /ˈhɛktɚ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYhectorOrigin: 1600-1700 Hector a brave soldier in the ancient Greek story of Troy VERB TABLEhector |
Present | I, you, we, they | hector | | he, she, it | hectors | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hectored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hectored | | he, she, it | has hectored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hectored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hector | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hectored |
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Present | I | am hectoring | | he, she, it | is hectoring | | you, we, they | are hectoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was hectoring | | you, we, they | were hectoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hectoring | | he, she, it | has been hectoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hectoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hectoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hectoring |
to speak to someone in an angry, threatening way: Brooks had hectored employees who refused to work overtime.—hectoring adjective: a hectoring tone |