释义 |
countermandcountermand /ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcountermandOrigin: 1400-1500 French contremander, from contre- ( ➔ COUNTER-) + mander to command (from Latin mandare) VERB TABLEcountermand |
Present | I, you, we, they | countermand | | he, she, it | countermands | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | countermanded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have countermanded | | he, she, it | has countermanded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had countermanded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will countermand | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have countermanded |
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Present | I | am countermanding | | he, she, it | is countermanding | | you, we, they | are countermanding | Past | I, he, she, it | was countermanding | | you, we, they | were countermanding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been countermanding | | he, she, it | has been countermanding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been countermanding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be countermanding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been countermanding |
to officially tell people to ignore an order, especially by giving them a different one |