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devise English
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Synonyms devise synonyms
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Conjugation devise conjugation
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devise · verb
Present I devise
Positive I devise
Singular
1st person I devise
2nd person you devise
3rd person he/she/it devises
Plural
1st person we devise
2nd person you devise
3rd person they devise
Negative I don't devise
Singular
1st person I don't devise I do not devise
2nd person you don't devise you do not devise
3rd person he/she/it doesn't devise he/she/it does not devise
Plural
1st person we don't devise we do not devise
2nd person you don't devise you do not devise
3rd person they don't devise they do not devise
Question do I devise?
Singular
1st person do I devise?
2nd person do you devise?
3rd person does he/she/it devise?
Plural
1st person do we devise?
2nd person do you devise?
3rd person do they devise?
Negative question don't I devise?
Singular
1st person don't I devise? do I not devise?
2nd person don't you devise? do you not devise?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it devise? does he/she/it not devise?
Plural
1st person don't we devise? do we not devise?
2nd person don't you devise? do you not devise?
3rd person don't they devise? do they not devise?
Past I devised
Positive I devised
Singular
1st person I devised
2nd person you devised
3rd person he/she/it devised
Plural
1st person we devised
2nd person you devised
3rd person they devised
Negative I didn't devise
Singular
1st person I didn't devise I did not devise
2nd person you didn't devise you did not devise
3rd person he/she/it didn't devise he/she/it did not devise
Plural
1st person we didn't devise we did not devise
2nd person you didn't devise you did not devise
3rd person they didn't devise they did not devise
Question did I devise?
Singular
1st person did I devise?
2nd person did you devise?
3rd person did he/she/it devise?
Plural
1st person did we devise?
2nd person did you devise?
3rd person did they devise?
Negative question didn't I devise?
Singular
1st person didn't I devise? did I not devise?
2nd person didn't you devise? did you not devise?
3rd person didn't he/she/it devise? did he/she/it not devise?
Plural
1st person didn't we devise? did we not devise?
2nd person didn't you devise? did you not devise?
3rd person didn't they devise? did they not devise?
Future I'll devise
Positive I'll devise
Singular
1st person I'll devise I will devise
2nd person you'll devise you will devise
3rd person he/she/it'll devise he/she/it will devise
Plural
1st person we'll devise we will devise
2nd person you'll devise you will devise
3rd person they'll devise they will devise
Negative I won't devise
Singular
1st person I won't devise I will not devise
2nd person you won't devise you will not devise
3rd person he/she/it won't devise he/she/it will not devise
Plural
1st person we won't devise we will not devise
2nd person you won't devise you will not devise
3rd person they won't devise they will not devise
Question will I devise?
Singular
1st person will I devise?
2nd person will you devise?
3rd person will he/she/it devise?
Plural
1st person will we devise?
2nd person will you devise?
3rd person will they devise?
Negative question won't I devise?
Singular
1st person won't I devise? will I not devise?
2nd person won't you devise? will you not devise?
3rd person won't he/she/it devise? will he/she/it not devise?
Plural
1st person won't we devise? will we not devise?
2nd person won't you devise? will you not devise?
3rd person won't they devise? will they not devise?
Conditional I'd devise
Positive I'd devise
Singular
1st person I'd devise I would devise
2nd person you'd devise you would devise
3rd person he/she/it'd devise he/she/it would devise
Plural
1st person we'd devise we would devise
2nd person you'd devise you would devise
3rd person they'd devise they would devise
Negative I wouldn't devise
Singular
1st person I wouldn't devise I would not devise
2nd person you wouldn't devise you would not devise
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't devise he/she/it would not devise
Plural
1st person we wouldn't devise we would not devise
2nd person you wouldn't devise you would not devise
3rd person they wouldn't devise they would not devise
Question would I devise?
Singular
1st person would I devise?
2nd person would you devise?
3rd person would he/she/it devise?
Plural
1st person would we devise?
2nd person would you devise?
3rd person would they devise?
Negative question wouldn't I devise?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I devise? would I not devise?
2nd person wouldn't you devise? would you not devise?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it devise? would he/she/it not devise?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we devise? would we not devise?
2nd person wouldn't you devise? would you not devise?
3rd person wouldn't they devise? would they not devise?
Present continuous I'm devising
Positive I'm devising
Singular
1st person I'm devising I am devising
2nd person you're devising you are devising
3rd person he/she/it's devising he/she/it is devising
Plural
1st person we're devising we are devising
2nd person you're devising you are devising
3rd person they're devising they are devising
Negative I'm not devising
Singular
1st person I'm not devising I am not devising
2nd person you aren't devising you're not devising you are not devising
3rd person he/she/it isn't devising he/she/it's not devising he/she/it is not devising
Plural
1st person we aren't devising we're not devising we are not devising
2nd person you aren't devising you're not devising you are not devising
3rd person they aren't devising they're not devising they are not devising
Question am I devising?
Singular
1st person am I devising?
2nd person are you devising?
3rd person is he/she/it devising?
Plural
1st person are we devising?
2nd person are you devising?
3rd person are they devising?
Negative question aren't I devising?
Singular
1st person aren't I devising? am I not devising?
2nd person aren't you devising? are you not devising?
3rd person isn't he/she/it devising? is he/she/it not devising?
Plural
1st person aren't we devising? are we not devising?
2nd person aren't you devising? are you not devising?
3rd person aren't they devising? are they not devising?
Past continuous I was devising
Positive I was devising
Singular
1st person I was devising
2nd person you were devising
3rd person he/she/it was devising
Plural
1st person we were devising
2nd person you were devising
3rd person they were devising
Negative I wasn't devising
Singular
1st person I wasn't devising I was not devising
2nd person you weren't devising you were not devising
3rd person he/she/it wasn't devising he/she/it was not devising
Plural
1st person we weren't devising we were not devising
2nd person you weren't devising you were not devising
3rd person they weren't devising they were not devising
Question was I devising?
Singular
1st person was I devising?
2nd person were you devising?
3rd person was he/she/it devising?
Plural
1st person were we devising?
2nd person were you devising?
3rd person were they devising?
Negative question wasn't I devising?
Singular
1st person wasn't I devising? was I not devising?
2nd person weren't you devising? were you not devising?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it devising? was he/she/it not devising?
Plural
1st person weren't we devising? were we not devising?
2nd person weren't you devising? were you not devising?
3rd person weren't they devising? were they not devising?
Future continuous I'll be devising
Positive I'll be devising
Singular
1st person I'll be devising I will be devising
2nd person you'll be devising you will be devising
3rd person he/she/it'll be devising he/she/it will be devising
Plural
1st person we'll be devising we will be devising
2nd person you'll be devising you will be devising
3rd person they'll be devising they will be devising
Negative I won't be devising
Singular
1st person I won't be devising I will not be devising
2nd person you won't be devising you will not be devising
3rd person he/she/it won't be devising he/she/it will not be devising
Plural
1st person we won't be devising we will not be devising
2nd person you won't be devising you will not be devising
3rd person they won't be devising they will not be devising
Question will I be devising?
Singular
1st person will I be devising?
2nd person will you be devising?
3rd person will he/she/it be devising?
Plural
1st person will we be devising?
2nd person will you be devising?
3rd person will they be devising?
Negative question won't I be devising?
Singular
1st person won't I be devising? will I not be devising?
2nd person won't you be devising? will you not be devising?
3rd person won't he/she/it be devising? will he/she/it not be devising?
Plural
1st person won't we be devising? will we not be devising?
2nd person won't you be devising? will you not be devising?
3rd person won't they be devising? will they not be devising?
Conditional continuous I'd be devising
Positive I'd be devising
Singular
1st person I'd be devising I would be devising
2nd person you'd be devising you would be devising
3rd person he/she/it'd be devising he/she/it would be devising
Plural
1st person we'd be devising we would be devising
2nd person you'd be devising you would be devising
3rd person they'd be devising they would be devising
Negative I wouldn't be devising
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be devising I would not be devising
2nd person you wouldn't be devising you would not be devising
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be devising he/she/it would not be devising
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be devising we would not be devising
2nd person you wouldn't be devising you would not be devising
3rd person they wouldn't be devising they would not be devising
Question would I be devising?
Singular
1st person would I be devising?
2nd person would you be devising?
3rd person would he/she/it be devising?
Plural
1st person would we be devising?
2nd person would you be devising?
3rd person would they be devising?
Negative question wouldn't I be devising?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be devising? would I not be devising?
2nd person wouldn't you be devising? would you not be devising?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be devising? would he/she/it not be devising?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be devising? would we not be devising?
2nd person wouldn't you be devising? would you not be devising?
3rd person wouldn't they be devising? would they not be devising?
Present perfect I've devised
Positive I've devised
Singular
1st person I've devised I have devised
2nd person you've devised you have devised
3rd person he/she/it's devised he/she/it has devised
Plural
1st person we've devised we have devised
2nd person you've devised you have devised
3rd person they've devised they have devised
Negative I haven't devised
Singular
1st person I haven't devised I have not devised
2nd person you haven't devised you have not devised
3rd person he/she/it hasn't devised he/she/it has not devised
Plural
1st person we haven't devised we have not devised
2nd person you haven't devised you have not devised
3rd person they haven't devised they have not devised
Question have I devised?
Singular
1st person have I devised?
2nd person have you devised?
3rd person has he/she/it devised?
Plural
1st person have we devised?
2nd person have you devised?
3rd person have they devised?
Negative question haven't I devised?
Singular
1st person haven't I devised? have I not devised?
2nd person haven't you devised? have you not devised?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it devised? has he/she/it not devised?
Plural
1st person haven't we devised? have we not devised?
2nd person haven't you devised? have you not devised?
3rd person haven't they devised? have they not devised?
Past perfect I had devised
Positive I had devised
Singular
1st person I had devised
2nd person you had devised
3rd person he/she/it had devised
Plural
1st person we had devised
2nd person you had devised
3rd person they had devised
Negative I hadn't devised
Singular
1st person I hadn't devised I had not devised
2nd person you hadn't devised you had not devised
3rd person he/she/it hadn't devised he/she/it had not devised
Plural
1st person we hadn't devised we had not devised
2nd person you hadn't devised you had not devised
3rd person they hadn't devised they had not devised
Question had I devised?
Singular
1st person had I devised?
2nd person had you devised?
3rd person had he/she/it devised?
Plural
1st person had we devised?
2nd person had you devised?
3rd person had they devised?
Negative question hadn't I devised?
Singular
1st person hadn't I devised? had I not devised?
2nd person hadn't you devised? had you not devised?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it devised? had he/she/it not devised?
Plural
1st person hadn't we devised? had we not devised?
2nd person hadn't you devised? had you not devised?
3rd person hadn't they devised? had they not devised?
Future perfect I'll have devised
Positive I'll have devised
Singular
1st person I'll have devised I will have devised
2nd person you'll have devised you will have devised
3rd person he/she/it'll have devised he/she/it will have devised
Plural
1st person we'll have devised we will have devised
2nd person you'll have devised you will have devised
3rd person they'll have devised they will have devised
Negative I won't have devised
Singular
1st person I won't have devised I will not have devised
2nd person you won't have devised you will not have devised
3rd person he/she/it won't have devised he/she/it will not have devised
Plural
1st person we won't have devised we will not have devised
2nd person you won't have devised you will not have devised
3rd person they won't have devised they will not have devised
Question +'ll I have devised?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have devised? will I have devised?
2nd person +'ll you have devised? will you have devised?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have devised? will he/she/it have devised?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have devised? will we have devised?
2nd person +'ll you have devised? will you have devised?
3rd person +'ll they have devised? will they have devised?
Negative question won't I have devised?
Singular
1st person won't I have devised? will I not have devised?
2nd person won't you have devised? will you not have devised?
3rd person won't he/she/it have devised? will he/she/it not have devised?
Plural
1st person won't we have devised? will we not have devised?
2nd person won't you have devised? will you not have devised?
3rd person won't they have devised? will they not have devised?
Conditional perfect I'd have devised
Positive I'd have devised
Singular
1st person I'd have devised I would have devised
2nd person you'd have devised you would have devised
3rd person he/she/it'd have devised he/she/it would have devised
Plural
1st person we'd have devised we would have devised
2nd person you'd have devised you would have devised
3rd person they'd have devised they would have devised
Negative I wouldn't have devised
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have devised I would not have devised
2nd person you wouldn't have devised you would not have devised
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have devised he/she/it would not have devised
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have devised we would not have devised
2nd person you wouldn't have devised you would not have devised
3rd person they wouldn't have devised they would not have devised
Question would I have devised?
Singular
1st person would I have devised?
2nd person would you have devised?
3rd person would he/she/it have devised?
Plural
1st person would we have devised?
2nd person would you have devised?
3rd person would they have devised?
Negative question wouldn't I have devised?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have devised? would I not have devised?
2nd person wouldn't you have devised? would you not have devised?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have devised? would he/she/it not have devised?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have devised? would we not have devised?
2nd person wouldn't you have devised? would you not have devised?
3rd person wouldn't they have devised? would they not have devised?
Imperative devise!
Positive
you devise!
we let's devise!
Negative
you don't devise!
we let's not devise!
Examples devise examples
How do I use devise in a sentence?
Simple sentences
We must devise some means of escape.
He could devise clever alibis.
Movie subtitles
My lord, I will be ruled more willingly if you devise it so that I might be the instrument.
Gotta devise something.
Very easy to devise a plan to I got the check for 87 million francs.
I would devise something startling, novel. something that would be the talk. of the entire revel.
I may be able to devise an even better tank.
El Akir, I can devise my own pleasures.
That you use your supernatural knowledge to devise a scheme whereby we capture Troy. I will give you two days.
I've wracked my brains, but I can devise nothing.
I protest unto thee. Bid her devise some means to come to shrift this afternoon.
I do protest, I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise, till thou shalt know the reason of my love.
My lawyer can devise an installment plan.
We've got to figure this out and devise a defense against it.
If your lordship could devise such a name.
We make up them and we equip them Of you devise electric.
So we shall have to devise some means to get them to come and visit us.
All the residue and remainder of my estate real, personal or mixed I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved daughter Charlotte.
Right now he's suffering the cruelest tortures the Germans can devise.
Building a radio devise is.?
We've got to devise something.
Take the princess from the castle before midnight, by whatever means you may devise.
I can still answer any question which your mind is able to devise.
I began to devise a being. into which the thought, once released, could enter and preserve itself for all humanity.
And for me to devise a foolproof system suicide.
Now, what can we devise?
A cancer that must be excised at once. Agreed, and as soon as I learn how the Americans plan to escape, I will devise a way of killing them and the priest that will leave us blameless.
I suggest we postpone until we can devise another plan.
I managed to learn that the suspects will meet tonight at Gourdan's home to devise plans against the countess.
And you propose to feed it the most concentrated dose of pure energy that man has ever been able to devise!
He said he had an inside track with the army. He said that if I could devise a very small, very compact detonating gismo, he'd get me a government contract, and I believed him.
And I'll devise a mean to draw the Moor out of the way so that your converse and business may be more free.
If thou the next night following enjoyeth not Desdemona take me from this world with treachery and devise engines for my life.
That you use your supernatural knowledge to devise a scheme whereby we capture Troy.
Bid her devise some means to come to shrift this afternoon; and there she shall at friar Laurence's cell be shrived and married.
If only I could devise some sort of weapon for you.
We've gotta figure this out and devise a defence against it.
By helping you devise a less idiot plan of attack!
You devise complicated itineraries, bristling with rules which oblige you to make long detours.
News and current affairs
If we can put a man on the Moon and sequence the human genome, we should be able to devise something close to a universal digital public library.
If President Bush, as he has hinted, now favors a different design, it will take even more time to develop the architecture and devise a test program.
To address this problem, Copenhagen has had to devise an electricity-generation strategy that enables it sometimes to run on coal-fired power when necessary, without creating net emissions.
To finance development projects, poor and lower-middle-income countries must devise and implement tax strategies to increase domestic revenue.
Though triggered by the need to devise an exit strategy from the Iraqi quagmire, the Iraq Study Group's grim report is a devastating indictment of the Bush administration's entire foreign policy.
Rather, we must examine the reasons for failure and devise better ways.
As with in vitro fertilization, the British appear to have been the first to devise a regulatory scheme for morally contentious technology.
Complex definitions with built-in exceptions may make lawyers uncomfortable, but in the real world, they are perhaps the best we can devise.
It is impractical to devise a regulatory framework that accounts for every specific financial instrument and institution.
What other exit strategy can it devise?
Decentralization enables employees at lower levels of the corporate hierarchy to devise and implement new ideas.
Banks and other institutions are also under pressure to devise new financial products that can help the real sector to manage more complex risks and enable investment in areas such as green technology and infrastructure for developing economies.
Back then, financial-market participants had to devise fantastic schemes and contortions to disguise interest payments.
It is time to reform them - and to devise new structures and tools designed to address global problems.
First, he would devise a comprehensive set of economic-policy initiatives that are both feasible and desirable - and, again, the scope for major differences here is limited.
Complicating matters further is the need for Park to devise a viable response to a new diplomatic charm offensive by North Korea's usually charmless leader, Kim Jong-un.
One hopes that, in the future, such plans will be adopted on a large enough scale that we can devise a variety of new programs that serve both inertial and active individuals well.
Based on new theory and experience, we may eventually conclude that policy responses to systemic risk are impossible to devise, and that the costs of the AWF errors are higher than the RWT errors.
That finding reinforced efforts to devise alternative indexes.
MILAN - At a time of lackluster economic growth, countries around the world are attempting to devise and implement strategies to spur and sustain recovery.
Aligning their assistance with national development strategies and structures, or helping countries devise such strategies and structures, ensures that their aid is usefully spent and guarantees the sustainability of their efforts.
Germany and France, the two crucial players in this crisis, will have to devise a joint strategy, because only they, working together, can push through a solution.
So the world's major challenge is to devise a strategy that encourages growth in the developing world, but on a path that approaches safe global carbon-emission levels by mid-century.
Concern about such divergences has also reached the task force headed by European Union President Herman Van Rompuy, which is supposed to devise fundamental reforms to the rules for economic policy coordination within the EU.
Clearly, therefore, we need to devise a system of membership for key international organizations that ensures that their structures are relevant but that is also flexible enough to allow members to come and go.
The new government should quickly devise a policy to deal with terrorism.
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