tamper
verb /ˈtæmpə(r)/
/ˈtæmpər/
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘busy oneself to a particular end, scheme’): alteration of the verb temper.
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they tamper | /ˈtæmpə(r)/ /ˈtæmpər/ |
| he / she / it tampers | /ˈtæmpəz/ /ˈtæmpərz/ |
| past simple tampered | /ˈtæmpəd/ /ˈtæmpərd/ |
| past participle tampered | /ˈtæmpəd/ /ˈtæmpərd/ |
| -ing form tampering | /ˈtæmpərɪŋ/ /ˈtæmpərɪŋ/ |