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verb | noun lumberlumber1 /ˈlʌmbɚ/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYlumber1Origin: (1) 1300-1400 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language. (2-3) 1800-1900 ➔ LUMBER2 VERB TABLElumber |
Present | I, you, we, they | lumber | | he, she, it | lumbers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lumbered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lumbered | | he, she, it | has lumbered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lumbered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lumber | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lumbered |
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Present | I | am lumbering | | he, she, it | is lumbering | | you, we, they | are lumbering | Past | I, he, she, it | was lumbering | | you, we, they | were lumbering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lumbering | | he, she, it | has been lumbering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lumbering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lumbering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lumbering |
1[always + adv./prep.] to move in a slow, awkward way: lumber after/into/along etc. something The bear lumbered over to our campsite.2to cut down trees in a large area and prepare them to be sold3[always + adv./prep.] to operate slowly and not effectively: lumber along/through etc. something The company lumbered through the 1990s until it was taken over in 2004. verb | noun lumberlumber2 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYlumber2Origin: 1600-1700 lumber disused furniture and other objects (16-21 centuries), perhaps from lombard shop where money is lent in exchange for objects (16-19 centuries) pieces of wood used for building, that have been cut to specific lengths and widths → timber: stacks of lumber lumber companies |