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Meaning abuse meaning
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Synonyms abuse synonyms
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Topics abuse topics
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Conjugation abuse conjugation
How do you conjugate abuse?
abuse · verb
Present I abuse
Positive I abuse
Singular
1st person I abuse
2nd person you abuse
3rd person he/she/it abuses
Plural
1st person we abuse
2nd person you abuse
3rd person they abuse
Negative I don't abuse
Singular
1st person I don't abuse I do not abuse
2nd person you don't abuse you do not abuse
3rd person he/she/it doesn't abuse he/she/it does not abuse
Plural
1st person we don't abuse we do not abuse
2nd person you don't abuse you do not abuse
3rd person they don't abuse they do not abuse
Question do I abuse?
Singular
1st person do I abuse?
2nd person do you abuse?
3rd person does he/she/it abuse?
Plural
1st person do we abuse?
2nd person do you abuse?
3rd person do they abuse?
Negative question don't I abuse?
Singular
1st person don't I abuse? do I not abuse?
2nd person don't you abuse? do you not abuse?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it abuse? does he/she/it not abuse?
Plural
1st person don't we abuse? do we not abuse?
2nd person don't you abuse? do you not abuse?
3rd person don't they abuse? do they not abuse?
Past I abused
Positive I abused
Singular
1st person I abused
2nd person you abused
3rd person he/she/it abused
Plural
1st person we abused
2nd person you abused
3rd person they abused
Negative I didn't abuse
Singular
1st person I didn't abuse I did not abuse
2nd person you didn't abuse you did not abuse
3rd person he/she/it didn't abuse he/she/it did not abuse
Plural
1st person we didn't abuse we did not abuse
2nd person you didn't abuse you did not abuse
3rd person they didn't abuse they did not abuse
Question did I abuse?
Singular
1st person did I abuse?
2nd person did you abuse?
3rd person did he/she/it abuse?
Plural
1st person did we abuse?
2nd person did you abuse?
3rd person did they abuse?
Negative question didn't I abuse?
Singular
1st person didn't I abuse? did I not abuse?
2nd person didn't you abuse? did you not abuse?
3rd person didn't he/she/it abuse? did he/she/it not abuse?
Plural
1st person didn't we abuse? did we not abuse?
2nd person didn't you abuse? did you not abuse?
3rd person didn't they abuse? did they not abuse?
Future I'll abuse
Positive I'll abuse
Singular
1st person I'll abuse I will abuse
2nd person you'll abuse you will abuse
3rd person he/she/it'll abuse he/she/it will abuse
Plural
1st person we'll abuse we will abuse
2nd person you'll abuse you will abuse
3rd person they'll abuse they will abuse
Negative I won't abuse
Singular
1st person I won't abuse I will not abuse
2nd person you won't abuse you will not abuse
3rd person he/she/it won't abuse he/she/it will not abuse
Plural
1st person we won't abuse we will not abuse
2nd person you won't abuse you will not abuse
3rd person they won't abuse they will not abuse
Question will I abuse?
Singular
1st person will I abuse?
2nd person will you abuse?
3rd person will he/she/it abuse?
Plural
1st person will we abuse?
2nd person will you abuse?
3rd person will they abuse?
Negative question won't I abuse?
Singular
1st person won't I abuse? will I not abuse?
2nd person won't you abuse? will you not abuse?
3rd person won't he/she/it abuse? will he/she/it not abuse?
Plural
1st person won't we abuse? will we not abuse?
2nd person won't you abuse? will you not abuse?
3rd person won't they abuse? will they not abuse?
Conditional I'd abuse
Positive I'd abuse
Singular
1st person I'd abuse I would abuse
2nd person you'd abuse you would abuse
3rd person he/she/it'd abuse he/she/it would abuse
Plural
1st person we'd abuse we would abuse
2nd person you'd abuse you would abuse
3rd person they'd abuse they would abuse
Negative I wouldn't abuse
Singular
1st person I wouldn't abuse I would not abuse
2nd person you wouldn't abuse you would not abuse
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't abuse he/she/it would not abuse
Plural
1st person we wouldn't abuse we would not abuse
2nd person you wouldn't abuse you would not abuse
3rd person they wouldn't abuse they would not abuse
Question would I abuse?
Singular
1st person would I abuse?
2nd person would you abuse?
3rd person would he/she/it abuse?
Plural
1st person would we abuse?
2nd person would you abuse?
3rd person would they abuse?
Negative question wouldn't I abuse?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I abuse? would I not abuse?
2nd person wouldn't you abuse? would you not abuse?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it abuse? would he/she/it not abuse?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we abuse? would we not abuse?
2nd person wouldn't you abuse? would you not abuse?
3rd person wouldn't they abuse? would they not abuse?
Present continuous I'm abusing
Positive I'm abusing
Singular
1st person I'm abusing I am abusing
2nd person you're abusing you are abusing
3rd person he/she/it's abusing he/she/it is abusing
Plural
1st person we're abusing we are abusing
2nd person you're abusing you are abusing
3rd person they're abusing they are abusing
Negative I'm not abusing
Singular
1st person I'm not abusing I am not abusing
2nd person you aren't abusing you're not abusing you are not abusing
3rd person he/she/it isn't abusing he/she/it's not abusing he/she/it is not abusing
Plural
1st person we aren't abusing we're not abusing we are not abusing
2nd person you aren't abusing you're not abusing you are not abusing
3rd person they aren't abusing they're not abusing they are not abusing
Question am I abusing?
Singular
1st person am I abusing?
2nd person are you abusing?
3rd person is he/she/it abusing?
Plural
1st person are we abusing?
2nd person are you abusing?
3rd person are they abusing?
Negative question aren't I abusing?
Singular
1st person aren't I abusing? am I not abusing?
2nd person aren't you abusing? are you not abusing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it abusing? is he/she/it not abusing?
Plural
1st person aren't we abusing? are we not abusing?
2nd person aren't you abusing? are you not abusing?
3rd person aren't they abusing? are they not abusing?
Past continuous I was abusing
Positive I was abusing
Singular
1st person I was abusing
2nd person you were abusing
3rd person he/she/it was abusing
Plural
1st person we were abusing
2nd person you were abusing
3rd person they were abusing
Negative I wasn't abusing
Singular
1st person I wasn't abusing I was not abusing
2nd person you weren't abusing you were not abusing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't abusing he/she/it was not abusing
Plural
1st person we weren't abusing we were not abusing
2nd person you weren't abusing you were not abusing
3rd person they weren't abusing they were not abusing
Question was I abusing?
Singular
1st person was I abusing?
2nd person were you abusing?
3rd person was he/she/it abusing?
Plural
1st person were we abusing?
2nd person were you abusing?
3rd person were they abusing?
Negative question wasn't I abusing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I abusing? was I not abusing?
2nd person weren't you abusing? were you not abusing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it abusing? was he/she/it not abusing?
Plural
1st person weren't we abusing? were we not abusing?
2nd person weren't you abusing? were you not abusing?
3rd person weren't they abusing? were they not abusing?
Future continuous I'll be abusing
Positive I'll be abusing
Singular
1st person I'll be abusing I will be abusing
2nd person you'll be abusing you will be abusing
3rd person he/she/it'll be abusing he/she/it will be abusing
Plural
1st person we'll be abusing we will be abusing
2nd person you'll be abusing you will be abusing
3rd person they'll be abusing they will be abusing
Negative I won't be abusing
Singular
1st person I won't be abusing I will not be abusing
2nd person you won't be abusing you will not be abusing
3rd person he/she/it won't be abusing he/she/it will not be abusing
Plural
1st person we won't be abusing we will not be abusing
2nd person you won't be abusing you will not be abusing
3rd person they won't be abusing they will not be abusing
Question will I be abusing?
Singular
1st person will I be abusing?
2nd person will you be abusing?
3rd person will he/she/it be abusing?
Plural
1st person will we be abusing?
2nd person will you be abusing?
3rd person will they be abusing?
Negative question won't I be abusing?
Singular
1st person won't I be abusing? will I not be abusing?
2nd person won't you be abusing? will you not be abusing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be abusing? will he/she/it not be abusing?
Plural
1st person won't we be abusing? will we not be abusing?
2nd person won't you be abusing? will you not be abusing?
3rd person won't they be abusing? will they not be abusing?
Conditional continuous I'd be abusing
Positive I'd be abusing
Singular
1st person I'd be abusing I would be abusing
2nd person you'd be abusing you would be abusing
3rd person he/she/it'd be abusing he/she/it would be abusing
Plural
1st person we'd be abusing we would be abusing
2nd person you'd be abusing you would be abusing
3rd person they'd be abusing they would be abusing
Negative I wouldn't be abusing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be abusing I would not be abusing
2nd person you wouldn't be abusing you would not be abusing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be abusing he/she/it would not be abusing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be abusing we would not be abusing
2nd person you wouldn't be abusing you would not be abusing
3rd person they wouldn't be abusing they would not be abusing
Question would I be abusing?
Singular
1st person would I be abusing?
2nd person would you be abusing?
3rd person would he/she/it be abusing?
Plural
1st person would we be abusing?
2nd person would you be abusing?
3rd person would they be abusing?
Negative question wouldn't I be abusing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be abusing? would I not be abusing?
2nd person wouldn't you be abusing? would you not be abusing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be abusing? would he/she/it not be abusing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be abusing? would we not be abusing?
2nd person wouldn't you be abusing? would you not be abusing?
3rd person wouldn't they be abusing? would they not be abusing?
Present perfect I've abused
Positive I've abused
Singular
1st person I've abused I have abused
2nd person you've abused you have abused
3rd person he/she/it's abused he/she/it has abused
Plural
1st person we've abused we have abused
2nd person you've abused you have abused
3rd person they've abused they have abused
Negative I haven't abused
Singular
1st person I haven't abused I have not abused
2nd person you haven't abused you have not abused
3rd person he/she/it hasn't abused he/she/it has not abused
Plural
1st person we haven't abused we have not abused
2nd person you haven't abused you have not abused
3rd person they haven't abused they have not abused
Question have I abused?
Singular
1st person have I abused?
2nd person have you abused?
3rd person has he/she/it abused?
Plural
1st person have we abused?
2nd person have you abused?
3rd person have they abused?
Negative question haven't I abused?
Singular
1st person haven't I abused? have I not abused?
2nd person haven't you abused? have you not abused?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it abused? has he/she/it not abused?
Plural
1st person haven't we abused? have we not abused?
2nd person haven't you abused? have you not abused?
3rd person haven't they abused? have they not abused?
Past perfect I had abused
Positive I had abused
Singular
1st person I had abused
2nd person you had abused
3rd person he/she/it had abused
Plural
1st person we had abused
2nd person you had abused
3rd person they had abused
Negative I hadn't abused
Singular
1st person I hadn't abused I had not abused
2nd person you hadn't abused you had not abused
3rd person he/she/it hadn't abused he/she/it had not abused
Plural
1st person we hadn't abused we had not abused
2nd person you hadn't abused you had not abused
3rd person they hadn't abused they had not abused
Question had I abused?
Singular
1st person had I abused?
2nd person had you abused?
3rd person had he/she/it abused?
Plural
1st person had we abused?
2nd person had you abused?
3rd person had they abused?
Negative question hadn't I abused?
Singular
1st person hadn't I abused? had I not abused?
2nd person hadn't you abused? had you not abused?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it abused? had he/she/it not abused?
Plural
1st person hadn't we abused? had we not abused?
2nd person hadn't you abused? had you not abused?
3rd person hadn't they abused? had they not abused?
Future perfect I'll have abused
Positive I'll have abused
Singular
1st person I'll have abused I will have abused
2nd person you'll have abused you will have abused
3rd person he/she/it'll have abused he/she/it will have abused
Plural
1st person we'll have abused we will have abused
2nd person you'll have abused you will have abused
3rd person they'll have abused they will have abused
Negative I won't have abused
Singular
1st person I won't have abused I will not have abused
2nd person you won't have abused you will not have abused
3rd person he/she/it won't have abused he/she/it will not have abused
Plural
1st person we won't have abused we will not have abused
2nd person you won't have abused you will not have abused
3rd person they won't have abused they will not have abused
Question +'ll I have abused?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have abused? will I have abused?
2nd person +'ll you have abused? will you have abused?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have abused? will he/she/it have abused?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have abused? will we have abused?
2nd person +'ll you have abused? will you have abused?
3rd person +'ll they have abused? will they have abused?
Negative question won't I have abused?
Singular
1st person won't I have abused? will I not have abused?
2nd person won't you have abused? will you not have abused?
3rd person won't he/she/it have abused? will he/she/it not have abused?
Plural
1st person won't we have abused? will we not have abused?
2nd person won't you have abused? will you not have abused?
3rd person won't they have abused? will they not have abused?
Conditional perfect I'd have abused
Positive I'd have abused
Singular
1st person I'd have abused I would have abused
2nd person you'd have abused you would have abused
3rd person he/she/it'd have abused he/she/it would have abused
Plural
1st person we'd have abused we would have abused
2nd person you'd have abused you would have abused
3rd person they'd have abused they would have abused
Negative I wouldn't have abused
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have abused I would not have abused
2nd person you wouldn't have abused you would not have abused
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have abused he/she/it would not have abused
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have abused we would not have abused
2nd person you wouldn't have abused you would not have abused
3rd person they wouldn't have abused they would not have abused
Question would I have abused?
Singular
1st person would I have abused?
2nd person would you have abused?
3rd person would he/she/it have abused?
Plural
1st person would we have abused?
2nd person would you have abused?
3rd person would they have abused?
Negative question wouldn't I have abused?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have abused? would I not have abused?
2nd person wouldn't you have abused? would you not have abused?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have abused? would he/she/it not have abused?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have abused? would we not have abused?
2nd person wouldn't you have abused? would you not have abused?
3rd person wouldn't they have abused? would they not have abused?
Imperative abuse!
Positive
you abuse!
we let's abuse!
Negative
you don't abuse!
we let's not abuse!
Examples abuse examples
How do I use abuse in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Tonight, a young man got into enclosure and tried to sexually abuse some sheep.
People exploit and abuse animals at will.
Tom is suspected of child abuse.
We don't need to kill, torture, abuse and exploit animals to have all necessary nutrients for adequate lives.
She walked out on her boyfriend after three years of abuse.
Child abuse is against the law.
They're against animal abuse.
People shouldn't abuse animals.
One must not abuse animals.
The World Health Organization says alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of death and disability in the world.
I'm against any kind of abuse.
Evil comes not from technique, but from those who abuse it.
How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience?
Tom has a history of drug abuse.
The defendant has no history of drug abuse.
It's an abuse of power.
Every person has the power to abuse their privileges.
The taxi driver couldn't take Mary's abuse anymore and left her at an abandoned factory.
He flung a stream of abuse at me.
Sexual abuse victims often disassociate from their trauma.
Everyone has the right to be stupid. Some people just abuse that privilege.
The abuse of alcohol among young people is a serious problem.
Less than five percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are female.
That's an abuse of authority.
It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.
Sami was technically a good doctor, but his alcohol abuse prevented him from practising.
Movie subtitles
I don't deal well with-- Abuse is not something that.
Your son wrenched the knowledge from mr. Dawker by abuse and tricks, that's all.
How could you abuse your own children in such a way?
You're young and smart. Above all, don't abuse your freedom.
Linger your patience on and we'll digest the abuse of distance, force a play.
That scrupulous Totsky, that godfather sent from heaven to watch over me has profited of my 16 year old innocence to abuse me.
I meant to heap abuse on you but seeing you.
Now o'er the one halfworld nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse the curtain'd sleep.
It's an abuse of taxes!
Now, don't abuse the privilege.
You're not to abuse him physically. nor degrade his dignity as a human being.
Don't abuse the situation.
This man will never abuse you.
The thing is that people abuse the word much too often nowadays.
If you abuse it, you'll answer to me.
The abuse of the name and persona of Sherlock Holmes.
None of us want to abuse children.
Above all, don't abuse your freedom. You'll be fine.
Humiliation and abuse from Lestrade of all people.
I've told a dozen times not to abuse the patients.
Your Aunt, she's on my side. She wouldn't let your father abuse me.
My father won't abuse you.
Don't abuse him, Father.
We're in our prime and they're retiring us. It's an abuse of the tax-payers' money.
There is no justification for someone that disobeys trying to abuse a poor woman.
Take a shapely feminine arm. that embraces us, if we are lucky. Sounds cuckoo. forgive me, I didn't mean to abuse.
You can't abuse the laws of hospitality.
I'm used to abuse.
I don't wish to abuse your gracious attention any longer but hope that you will understand my client.
Linger your patience on; and we'll digest the abuse of distance.
There's more abuse than praise.
They know too that while we do possess such large economic strength, that we do not abuse that strength.
There's no cheating nor abuse!
Everything's ridiculous, it's an abuse!
But even some of the honest men abuse their power in other ways.
It must be for abuse of confidence?
That's an abuse of power.
News and current affairs
The notion that a dictator can claim the sovereign right to abuse his people has become unacceptable.
In response, the World Bank agreed that there are instances of abuse in land acquisition, particularly in developing countries in which governance is weak, and said that it supported more transparent and inclusive participation.
Any dictator, from Saddam Hussein to Robert Mugabe, could take pride in this abuse of power.
Another letter writer, a distinguished professor of psychiatry and psychology, reported receiving a call from the White House about his nomination to serve on the National Council on Drug Abuse.
Abuse of power is evil, but power itself is not.
Studies in Washington State show that home visits from trained staff can reduce child abuse, improve children's quality of life and physical and mental health, and reduce child-welfare and litigation costs.
Indeed, throughout the former Soviet bloc, there is a disturbing trend in using outdated, conservative, and heavy-handed policies to address drug abuse.
Though many countries have enacted laws forbidding the use--and abuse--of children in the work force, optimism about the conditions faced by working children is unwarranted.
The outside world is not helpless in fighting against China's abuse of psychiatry.
Second, too many governments - particularly in rich countries - fail to invest political capital in preventing and treating drug abuse.
Clearly, the ultimate challenge is to prevent drug abuse and to treat and rehabilitate drug users successfully.
So property rights rely on courts and legal enforcement, and markets depend on regulators to rein in abuse and fix market failures.
It also requires leaders to trust others that they will not abuse the faith placed in them.
The first thing any society can and should do is deny respectability to political and business leaders who willfully abuse the public trust.
By having made such a big issue out of what was in fact a relatively minor event Gates could be accused of trivializing much worse instances of abuse.
But laws and policies alone are not sufficient to protect women from horrific domestic abuse.
For example, if family members beat or abuse a woman, she has few options.
Although rapidly aging Western countries are unable to attract the immigrants they need, they allow millions who are already there to suffer discrimination and abuse.
The abuse of Germany has dragged on for quite some time.
Of course, Thaksin's rule had a dark underside: corruption, legislated conflicts of interest, cronyism, human rights violations, and abuse of power, among other evidence of misrule.
But multilateralism is a global insurance policy against abuse of power by any state.
After all, the protesters of the Arab Spring did not need to use - and abuse - Islam to achieve their ends.
All of today's developments - cyber, bio, or nano - will create new risks of abuse.
Meanwhile, through arrests, threats, and bribery, authorities are forcing villagers to withdraw accounts of abuse and back out of their lawsuits, warning of the dire consequences of cooperating with Chen and the lawyers.
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