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Meaning destroy meaning
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Conjugation destroy conjugation
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destroy · verb
Present I destroy
Positive I destroy
Singular
1st person I destroy
2nd person you destroy
3rd person he/she/it destroys
Plural
1st person we destroy
2nd person you destroy
3rd person they destroy
Negative I don't destroy
Singular
1st person I don't destroy I do not destroy
2nd person you don't destroy you do not destroy
3rd person he/she/it doesn't destroy he/she/it does not destroy
Plural
1st person we don't destroy we do not destroy
2nd person you don't destroy you do not destroy
3rd person they don't destroy they do not destroy
Question do I destroy?
Singular
1st person do I destroy?
2nd person do you destroy?
3rd person does he/she/it destroy?
Plural
1st person do we destroy?
2nd person do you destroy?
3rd person do they destroy?
Negative question don't I destroy?
Singular
1st person don't I destroy? do I not destroy?
2nd person don't you destroy? do you not destroy?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it destroy? does he/she/it not destroy?
Plural
1st person don't we destroy? do we not destroy?
2nd person don't you destroy? do you not destroy?
3rd person don't they destroy? do they not destroy?
Past I destroyed
Positive I destroyed
Singular
1st person I destroyed
2nd person you destroyed
3rd person he/she/it destroyed
Plural
1st person we destroyed
2nd person you destroyed
3rd person they destroyed
Negative I didn't destroy
Singular
1st person I didn't destroy I did not destroy
2nd person you didn't destroy you did not destroy
3rd person he/she/it didn't destroy he/she/it did not destroy
Plural
1st person we didn't destroy we did not destroy
2nd person you didn't destroy you did not destroy
3rd person they didn't destroy they did not destroy
Question did I destroy?
Singular
1st person did I destroy?
2nd person did you destroy?
3rd person did he/she/it destroy?
Plural
1st person did we destroy?
2nd person did you destroy?
3rd person did they destroy?
Negative question didn't I destroy?
Singular
1st person didn't I destroy? did I not destroy?
2nd person didn't you destroy? did you not destroy?
3rd person didn't he/she/it destroy? did he/she/it not destroy?
Plural
1st person didn't we destroy? did we not destroy?
2nd person didn't you destroy? did you not destroy?
3rd person didn't they destroy? did they not destroy?
Future I'll destroy
Positive I'll destroy
Singular
1st person I'll destroy I will destroy
2nd person you'll destroy you will destroy
3rd person he/she/it'll destroy he/she/it will destroy
Plural
1st person we'll destroy we will destroy
2nd person you'll destroy you will destroy
3rd person they'll destroy they will destroy
Negative I won't destroy
Singular
1st person I won't destroy I will not destroy
2nd person you won't destroy you will not destroy
3rd person he/she/it won't destroy he/she/it will not destroy
Plural
1st person we won't destroy we will not destroy
2nd person you won't destroy you will not destroy
3rd person they won't destroy they will not destroy
Question will I destroy?
Singular
1st person will I destroy?
2nd person will you destroy?
3rd person will he/she/it destroy?
Plural
1st person will we destroy?
2nd person will you destroy?
3rd person will they destroy?
Negative question won't I destroy?
Singular
1st person won't I destroy? will I not destroy?
2nd person won't you destroy? will you not destroy?
3rd person won't he/she/it destroy? will he/she/it not destroy?
Plural
1st person won't we destroy? will we not destroy?
2nd person won't you destroy? will you not destroy?
3rd person won't they destroy? will they not destroy?
Conditional I'd destroy
Positive I'd destroy
Singular
1st person I'd destroy I would destroy
2nd person you'd destroy you would destroy
3rd person he/she/it'd destroy he/she/it would destroy
Plural
1st person we'd destroy we would destroy
2nd person you'd destroy you would destroy
3rd person they'd destroy they would destroy
Negative I wouldn't destroy
Singular
1st person I wouldn't destroy I would not destroy
2nd person you wouldn't destroy you would not destroy
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't destroy he/she/it would not destroy
Plural
1st person we wouldn't destroy we would not destroy
2nd person you wouldn't destroy you would not destroy
3rd person they wouldn't destroy they would not destroy
Question would I destroy?
Singular
1st person would I destroy?
2nd person would you destroy?
3rd person would he/she/it destroy?
Plural
1st person would we destroy?
2nd person would you destroy?
3rd person would they destroy?
Negative question wouldn't I destroy?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I destroy? would I not destroy?
2nd person wouldn't you destroy? would you not destroy?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it destroy? would he/she/it not destroy?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we destroy? would we not destroy?
2nd person wouldn't you destroy? would you not destroy?
3rd person wouldn't they destroy? would they not destroy?
Present continuous I'm destroying
Positive I'm destroying
Singular
1st person I'm destroying I am destroying
2nd person you're destroying you are destroying
3rd person he/she/it's destroying he/she/it is destroying
Plural
1st person we're destroying we are destroying
2nd person you're destroying you are destroying
3rd person they're destroying they are destroying
Negative I'm not destroying
Singular
1st person I'm not destroying I am not destroying
2nd person you aren't destroying you're not destroying you are not destroying
3rd person he/she/it isn't destroying he/she/it's not destroying he/she/it is not destroying
Plural
1st person we aren't destroying we're not destroying we are not destroying
2nd person you aren't destroying you're not destroying you are not destroying
3rd person they aren't destroying they're not destroying they are not destroying
Question am I destroying?
Singular
1st person am I destroying?
2nd person are you destroying?
3rd person is he/she/it destroying?
Plural
1st person are we destroying?
2nd person are you destroying?
3rd person are they destroying?
Negative question aren't I destroying?
Singular
1st person aren't I destroying? am I not destroying?
2nd person aren't you destroying? are you not destroying?
3rd person isn't he/she/it destroying? is he/she/it not destroying?
Plural
1st person aren't we destroying? are we not destroying?
2nd person aren't you destroying? are you not destroying?
3rd person aren't they destroying? are they not destroying?
Past continuous I was destroying
Positive I was destroying
Singular
1st person I was destroying
2nd person you were destroying
3rd person he/she/it was destroying
Plural
1st person we were destroying
2nd person you were destroying
3rd person they were destroying
Negative I wasn't destroying
Singular
1st person I wasn't destroying I was not destroying
2nd person you weren't destroying you were not destroying
3rd person he/she/it wasn't destroying he/she/it was not destroying
Plural
1st person we weren't destroying we were not destroying
2nd person you weren't destroying you were not destroying
3rd person they weren't destroying they were not destroying
Question was I destroying?
Singular
1st person was I destroying?
2nd person were you destroying?
3rd person was he/she/it destroying?
Plural
1st person were we destroying?
2nd person were you destroying?
3rd person were they destroying?
Negative question wasn't I destroying?
Singular
1st person wasn't I destroying? was I not destroying?
2nd person weren't you destroying? were you not destroying?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it destroying? was he/she/it not destroying?
Plural
1st person weren't we destroying? were we not destroying?
2nd person weren't you destroying? were you not destroying?
3rd person weren't they destroying? were they not destroying?
Future continuous I'll be destroying
Positive I'll be destroying
Singular
1st person I'll be destroying I will be destroying
2nd person you'll be destroying you will be destroying
3rd person he/she/it'll be destroying he/she/it will be destroying
Plural
1st person we'll be destroying we will be destroying
2nd person you'll be destroying you will be destroying
3rd person they'll be destroying they will be destroying
Negative I won't be destroying
Singular
1st person I won't be destroying I will not be destroying
2nd person you won't be destroying you will not be destroying
3rd person he/she/it won't be destroying he/she/it will not be destroying
Plural
1st person we won't be destroying we will not be destroying
2nd person you won't be destroying you will not be destroying
3rd person they won't be destroying they will not be destroying
Question will I be destroying?
Singular
1st person will I be destroying?
2nd person will you be destroying?
3rd person will he/she/it be destroying?
Plural
1st person will we be destroying?
2nd person will you be destroying?
3rd person will they be destroying?
Negative question won't I be destroying?
Singular
1st person won't I be destroying? will I not be destroying?
2nd person won't you be destroying? will you not be destroying?
3rd person won't he/she/it be destroying? will he/she/it not be destroying?
Plural
1st person won't we be destroying? will we not be destroying?
2nd person won't you be destroying? will you not be destroying?
3rd person won't they be destroying? will they not be destroying?
Conditional continuous I'd be destroying
Positive I'd be destroying
Singular
1st person I'd be destroying I would be destroying
2nd person you'd be destroying you would be destroying
3rd person he/she/it'd be destroying he/she/it would be destroying
Plural
1st person we'd be destroying we would be destroying
2nd person you'd be destroying you would be destroying
3rd person they'd be destroying they would be destroying
Negative I wouldn't be destroying
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be destroying I would not be destroying
2nd person you wouldn't be destroying you would not be destroying
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be destroying he/she/it would not be destroying
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be destroying we would not be destroying
2nd person you wouldn't be destroying you would not be destroying
3rd person they wouldn't be destroying they would not be destroying
Question would I be destroying?
Singular
1st person would I be destroying?
2nd person would you be destroying?
3rd person would he/she/it be destroying?
Plural
1st person would we be destroying?
2nd person would you be destroying?
3rd person would they be destroying?
Negative question wouldn't I be destroying?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be destroying? would I not be destroying?
2nd person wouldn't you be destroying? would you not be destroying?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be destroying? would he/she/it not be destroying?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be destroying? would we not be destroying?
2nd person wouldn't you be destroying? would you not be destroying?
3rd person wouldn't they be destroying? would they not be destroying?
Present perfect I've destroyed
Positive I've destroyed
Singular
1st person I've destroyed I have destroyed
2nd person you've destroyed you have destroyed
3rd person he/she/it's destroyed he/she/it has destroyed
Plural
1st person we've destroyed we have destroyed
2nd person you've destroyed you have destroyed
3rd person they've destroyed they have destroyed
Negative I haven't destroyed
Singular
1st person I haven't destroyed I have not destroyed
2nd person you haven't destroyed you have not destroyed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't destroyed he/she/it has not destroyed
Plural
1st person we haven't destroyed we have not destroyed
2nd person you haven't destroyed you have not destroyed
3rd person they haven't destroyed they have not destroyed
Question have I destroyed?
Singular
1st person have I destroyed?
2nd person have you destroyed?
3rd person has he/she/it destroyed?
Plural
1st person have we destroyed?
2nd person have you destroyed?
3rd person have they destroyed?
Negative question haven't I destroyed?
Singular
1st person haven't I destroyed? have I not destroyed?
2nd person haven't you destroyed? have you not destroyed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it destroyed? has he/she/it not destroyed?
Plural
1st person haven't we destroyed? have we not destroyed?
2nd person haven't you destroyed? have you not destroyed?
3rd person haven't they destroyed? have they not destroyed?
Past perfect I had destroyed
Positive I had destroyed
Singular
1st person I had destroyed
2nd person you had destroyed
3rd person he/she/it had destroyed
Plural
1st person we had destroyed
2nd person you had destroyed
3rd person they had destroyed
Negative I hadn't destroyed
Singular
1st person I hadn't destroyed I had not destroyed
2nd person you hadn't destroyed you had not destroyed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't destroyed he/she/it had not destroyed
Plural
1st person we hadn't destroyed we had not destroyed
2nd person you hadn't destroyed you had not destroyed
3rd person they hadn't destroyed they had not destroyed
Question had I destroyed?
Singular
1st person had I destroyed?
2nd person had you destroyed?
3rd person had he/she/it destroyed?
Plural
1st person had we destroyed?
2nd person had you destroyed?
3rd person had they destroyed?
Negative question hadn't I destroyed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I destroyed? had I not destroyed?
2nd person hadn't you destroyed? had you not destroyed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it destroyed? had he/she/it not destroyed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we destroyed? had we not destroyed?
2nd person hadn't you destroyed? had you not destroyed?
3rd person hadn't they destroyed? had they not destroyed?
Future perfect I'll have destroyed
Positive I'll have destroyed
Singular
1st person I'll have destroyed I will have destroyed
2nd person you'll have destroyed you will have destroyed
3rd person he/she/it'll have destroyed he/she/it will have destroyed
Plural
1st person we'll have destroyed we will have destroyed
2nd person you'll have destroyed you will have destroyed
3rd person they'll have destroyed they will have destroyed
Negative I won't have destroyed
Singular
1st person I won't have destroyed I will not have destroyed
2nd person you won't have destroyed you will not have destroyed
3rd person he/she/it won't have destroyed he/she/it will not have destroyed
Plural
1st person we won't have destroyed we will not have destroyed
2nd person you won't have destroyed you will not have destroyed
3rd person they won't have destroyed they will not have destroyed
Question +'ll I have destroyed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have destroyed? will I have destroyed?
2nd person +'ll you have destroyed? will you have destroyed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have destroyed? will he/she/it have destroyed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have destroyed? will we have destroyed?
2nd person +'ll you have destroyed? will you have destroyed?
3rd person +'ll they have destroyed? will they have destroyed?
Negative question won't I have destroyed?
Singular
1st person won't I have destroyed? will I not have destroyed?
2nd person won't you have destroyed? will you not have destroyed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have destroyed? will he/she/it not have destroyed?
Plural
1st person won't we have destroyed? will we not have destroyed?
2nd person won't you have destroyed? will you not have destroyed?
3rd person won't they have destroyed? will they not have destroyed?
Conditional perfect I'd have destroyed
Positive I'd have destroyed
Singular
1st person I'd have destroyed I would have destroyed
2nd person you'd have destroyed you would have destroyed
3rd person he/she/it'd have destroyed he/she/it would have destroyed
Plural
1st person we'd have destroyed we would have destroyed
2nd person you'd have destroyed you would have destroyed
3rd person they'd have destroyed they would have destroyed
Negative I wouldn't have destroyed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have destroyed I would not have destroyed
2nd person you wouldn't have destroyed you would not have destroyed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have destroyed he/she/it would not have destroyed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have destroyed we would not have destroyed
2nd person you wouldn't have destroyed you would not have destroyed
3rd person they wouldn't have destroyed they would not have destroyed
Question would I have destroyed?
Singular
1st person would I have destroyed?
2nd person would you have destroyed?
3rd person would he/she/it have destroyed?
Plural
1st person would we have destroyed?
2nd person would you have destroyed?
3rd person would they have destroyed?
Negative question wouldn't I have destroyed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have destroyed? would I not have destroyed?
2nd person wouldn't you have destroyed? would you not have destroyed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have destroyed? would he/she/it not have destroyed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have destroyed? would we not have destroyed?
2nd person wouldn't you have destroyed? would you not have destroyed?
3rd person wouldn't they have destroyed? would they not have destroyed?
Imperative destroy!
Positive
you destroy!
we let's destroy!
Negative
you don't destroy!
we let's not destroy!
Examples destroy examples
How do I use destroy in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Destroy your enemies: make them your friends.
Alcohol and hard drugs destroy people's lives.
Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
Destroy this temple.
The soldiers' mission was to destroy the bridge.
You always destroy everything.
If you want to be free, destroy your television set.
We must destroy the evidence.
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
I know what you love and I'll do everything I can in order to destroy it.
Stop watching TV. It will destroy your brain.
The substance can also destroy plants.
God created man to enjoy, not destroy, the fruits of the earth and of their own toil.
The Germans planned to destroy the Royal Air Force and invade Britain.
I watched them destroy the old building.
Earthquakes destroy buildings.
He wanted to destroy it.
I must destroy you.
I eat and destroy.
We'll destroy the old farms.
Movie subtitles
The first cases appeared in early summer. 2 00:00:55,740 -- 00:00:58,410 For months the virus tried to destroy the population.
The plan to destroy Britannia.
Do you think you can destroy it with just that power?
It has a talisman pattern carved which can destroy souls.
You'll destroy my career?
You're gonna destroy him.
You and Cal and your goddamn parents and everyone else at that fucking place are gonna destroy him.
They had come to collect the young maiden who had loved an evildoer. and had given her life to destroy him.
The local constabulary being powerless, I've been ordered to attack their lair and destroy them this very night without mercy.
I prefer to remain. and protect those whom you would destroy.
I intend to stay and protect those you seek to destroy.
First to destroy it, then re-create it.
You have created a monster and it will destroy you.
I made him with these hands, and with these hands I will destroy him.
I'll destroy your wretched descendants and leave you to the vultures.
We'll build it instead of destroy it.
Either their herds destroy it, or they badly farm it.
No. You're gonna destroy him.
It would appear his intention is to use the flying debris field in an attempt to destroy my terminal.
The latter included rogues, rebellious ones who attempted to destroy us.
If you go that route, it will destroy us, too.
Don't fight me on this. Let's you and I destroy the world together.
DESTROY HIM!
I destroy everything dangerous to Russia.
And I think that John Mayer is very likely to destroy evidence.
IT WOULD DESTROY EVERYTHING, ROSS.
Why do you wish to destroy me?
And this time, we'll destroy it, not the gods.
It would be a pity to destroy such a lovely flower.
Winter storms can destroy the work of a whole year.
Destroy this.
You're trying to destroy my love because they wish it.
And you wish me to speak and destroy this happiness?
Besides, if I were, I'd destroy the very thing Van loves in me.
It's enough to destroy one's faith, isn't it?
He was already thinking about it on the train. -Shh! Do you think we only came here to destroy your dream?
News and current affairs
They can destroy but not create.
Any pathological group of extremists could destroy New Delhi, Tokyo, Paris, or any city they chose.
It is too painful to believe that humanity would destroy millions of other species - and jeopardize our own future - in a fit of absent-mindedness.
NATO troops should be given the green light to help the Afghan army fight opium - destroy the heroin labs, disband the opium bazaars, attack the opium convoys, and bring the big traders to justice.
As an anti-status quo power, Iran is not pursuing nuclear capabilities in order to destroy Israel, but to gain prestige and influence in a hostile environment and as a shield for its challenge to the regional order.
Like Samson in the temple of Gaza, he wishes to destroy himself in a public act of violence, taking as many people as possible with him.
Israel made a similar mistake in thinking that it could use its enormous margin of conventional military power to destroy Hezbollah in last summer's Lebanon War.
The five-day delay in allowing UN chemical-weapons experts to verify the attack gave Assad's government ample time to conceal incriminating evidence, allow it to degrade, or destroy it with further shelling.
Looking back at his career, Arafat never really veered from the belief that his life's mission was to destroy Israel by any means necessary and replace it with a Palestinian Arab state.
Israel's military has failed to destroy Palestinian terrorism through hard-line reprisals; Palestinian extremists have not scared Israeli hard-liners into concessions.
Unfortunately, the Israelis can show the Arabs that they cannot destroy Israel only by enduring the violent war of attrition that the Arabs are pursuing.
But, as the ancient Greeks taught, the gods destroy by granting us our wishes or fulfilling them too completely.
The larger party has limited ability to disarm or destroy the enemy, occupy territory, or use counterforce strategies effectively.
Second, the UN ought to make good on its threat and impose sanctions against the Sudanese government unless it stops using its aircraft to destroy villages and unless it stops supporting the jangaweed.
A strike designed to destroy Assad's air force and prevent him from dropping bombs full of nails on his people would concentrate his mind on a diplomatic solution.
Waiting until 2013 to implement these restructurings, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposes, will destroy confidence, as it implies a much larger haircut on residual private claims on sovereign borrowers.
Our aim should be to invent financial mechanisms for segmenting and spreading risk, so that one bad case no longer has the potential to destroy the whole system.
So is the fact that state officials threatened Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger with criminal charges and forced Guardian employees to destroy computer equipment at the newspaper's offices.
Now China may become the target of a full-fledged trade war that could destroy - or perhaps rescue - the chances of bringing rich and poor nations together to fight global warming.
Developing nations' allies, meanwhile, are warning that the sanctions plan could destroy the chances of a post-Kyoto treaty.