英语词汇“peter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

peterpeter1 /ˈpit̮ɚ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYpeter

Origin: 1800-1900 Origin unknown

VERB TABLE

peter

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	peter
	he, she, it	peters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	petered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have petered
	he, she, it	has petered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had petered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will peter
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have petered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am petering
	he, she, it	is petering
	you, we, they	are petering
Past	I, he, she, it	was petering
	you, we, they	were petering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been petering
	he, she, it	has been petering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been petering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be petering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been petering

peter out phrasal verb to gradually become smaller or happen less often and then come to an end: The hurricane petered out before reaching shore. The discussion gradually petered out.