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Conjugation distinguish conjugation
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distinguish · verb
Present I distinguish
Positive I distinguish
Singular
1st person I distinguish
2nd person you distinguish
3rd person he/she/it distinguishes
Plural
1st person we distinguish
2nd person you distinguish
3rd person they distinguish
Negative I don't distinguish
Singular
1st person I don't distinguish I do not distinguish
2nd person you don't distinguish you do not distinguish
3rd person he/she/it doesn't distinguish he/she/it does not distinguish
Plural
1st person we don't distinguish we do not distinguish
2nd person you don't distinguish you do not distinguish
3rd person they don't distinguish they do not distinguish
Question do I distinguish?
Singular
1st person do I distinguish?
2nd person do you distinguish?
3rd person does he/she/it distinguish?
Plural
1st person do we distinguish?
2nd person do you distinguish?
3rd person do they distinguish?
Negative question don't I distinguish?
Singular
1st person don't I distinguish? do I not distinguish?
2nd person don't you distinguish? do you not distinguish?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it distinguish? does he/she/it not distinguish?
Plural
1st person don't we distinguish? do we not distinguish?
2nd person don't you distinguish? do you not distinguish?
3rd person don't they distinguish? do they not distinguish?
Past I distinguished
Positive I distinguished
Singular
1st person I distinguished
2nd person you distinguished
3rd person he/she/it distinguished
Plural
1st person we distinguished
2nd person you distinguished
3rd person they distinguished
Negative I didn't distinguish
Singular
1st person I didn't distinguish I did not distinguish
2nd person you didn't distinguish you did not distinguish
3rd person he/she/it didn't distinguish he/she/it did not distinguish
Plural
1st person we didn't distinguish we did not distinguish
2nd person you didn't distinguish you did not distinguish
3rd person they didn't distinguish they did not distinguish
Question did I distinguish?
Singular
1st person did I distinguish?
2nd person did you distinguish?
3rd person did he/she/it distinguish?
Plural
1st person did we distinguish?
2nd person did you distinguish?
3rd person did they distinguish?
Negative question didn't I distinguish?
Singular
1st person didn't I distinguish? did I not distinguish?
2nd person didn't you distinguish? did you not distinguish?
3rd person didn't he/she/it distinguish? did he/she/it not distinguish?
Plural
1st person didn't we distinguish? did we not distinguish?
2nd person didn't you distinguish? did you not distinguish?
3rd person didn't they distinguish? did they not distinguish?
Future I'll distinguish
Positive I'll distinguish
Singular
1st person I'll distinguish I will distinguish
2nd person you'll distinguish you will distinguish
3rd person he/she/it'll distinguish he/she/it will distinguish
Plural
1st person we'll distinguish we will distinguish
2nd person you'll distinguish you will distinguish
3rd person they'll distinguish they will distinguish
Negative I won't distinguish
Singular
1st person I won't distinguish I will not distinguish
2nd person you won't distinguish you will not distinguish
3rd person he/she/it won't distinguish he/she/it will not distinguish
Plural
1st person we won't distinguish we will not distinguish
2nd person you won't distinguish you will not distinguish
3rd person they won't distinguish they will not distinguish
Question will I distinguish?
Singular
1st person will I distinguish?
2nd person will you distinguish?
3rd person will he/she/it distinguish?
Plural
1st person will we distinguish?
2nd person will you distinguish?
3rd person will they distinguish?
Negative question won't I distinguish?
Singular
1st person won't I distinguish? will I not distinguish?
2nd person won't you distinguish? will you not distinguish?
3rd person won't he/she/it distinguish? will he/she/it not distinguish?
Plural
1st person won't we distinguish? will we not distinguish?
2nd person won't you distinguish? will you not distinguish?
3rd person won't they distinguish? will they not distinguish?
Conditional I'd distinguish
Positive I'd distinguish
Singular
1st person I'd distinguish I would distinguish
2nd person you'd distinguish you would distinguish
3rd person he/she/it'd distinguish he/she/it would distinguish
Plural
1st person we'd distinguish we would distinguish
2nd person you'd distinguish you would distinguish
3rd person they'd distinguish they would distinguish
Negative I wouldn't distinguish
Singular
1st person I wouldn't distinguish I would not distinguish
2nd person you wouldn't distinguish you would not distinguish
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't distinguish he/she/it would not distinguish
Plural
1st person we wouldn't distinguish we would not distinguish
2nd person you wouldn't distinguish you would not distinguish
3rd person they wouldn't distinguish they would not distinguish
Question would I distinguish?
Singular
1st person would I distinguish?
2nd person would you distinguish?
3rd person would he/she/it distinguish?
Plural
1st person would we distinguish?
2nd person would you distinguish?
3rd person would they distinguish?
Negative question wouldn't I distinguish?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I distinguish? would I not distinguish?
2nd person wouldn't you distinguish? would you not distinguish?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it distinguish? would he/she/it not distinguish?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we distinguish? would we not distinguish?
2nd person wouldn't you distinguish? would you not distinguish?
3rd person wouldn't they distinguish? would they not distinguish?
Present continuous I'm distinguishing
Positive I'm distinguishing
Singular
1st person I'm distinguishing I am distinguishing
2nd person you're distinguishing you are distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it's distinguishing he/she/it is distinguishing
Plural
1st person we're distinguishing we are distinguishing
2nd person you're distinguishing you are distinguishing
3rd person they're distinguishing they are distinguishing
Negative I'm not distinguishing
Singular
1st person I'm not distinguishing I am not distinguishing
2nd person you aren't distinguishing you're not distinguishing you are not distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it isn't distinguishing he/she/it's not distinguishing he/she/it is not distinguishing
Plural
1st person we aren't distinguishing we're not distinguishing we are not distinguishing
2nd person you aren't distinguishing you're not distinguishing you are not distinguishing
3rd person they aren't distinguishing they're not distinguishing they are not distinguishing
Question am I distinguishing?
Singular
1st person am I distinguishing?
2nd person are you distinguishing?
3rd person is he/she/it distinguishing?
Plural
1st person are we distinguishing?
2nd person are you distinguishing?
3rd person are they distinguishing?
Negative question aren't I distinguishing?
Singular
1st person aren't I distinguishing? am I not distinguishing?
2nd person aren't you distinguishing? are you not distinguishing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it distinguishing? is he/she/it not distinguishing?
Plural
1st person aren't we distinguishing? are we not distinguishing?
2nd person aren't you distinguishing? are you not distinguishing?
3rd person aren't they distinguishing? are they not distinguishing?
Past continuous I was distinguishing
Positive I was distinguishing
Singular
1st person I was distinguishing
2nd person you were distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it was distinguishing
Plural
1st person we were distinguishing
2nd person you were distinguishing
3rd person they were distinguishing
Negative I wasn't distinguishing
Singular
1st person I wasn't distinguishing I was not distinguishing
2nd person you weren't distinguishing you were not distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't distinguishing he/she/it was not distinguishing
Plural
1st person we weren't distinguishing we were not distinguishing
2nd person you weren't distinguishing you were not distinguishing
3rd person they weren't distinguishing they were not distinguishing
Question was I distinguishing?
Singular
1st person was I distinguishing?
2nd person were you distinguishing?
3rd person was he/she/it distinguishing?
Plural
1st person were we distinguishing?
2nd person were you distinguishing?
3rd person were they distinguishing?
Negative question wasn't I distinguishing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I distinguishing? was I not distinguishing?
2nd person weren't you distinguishing? were you not distinguishing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it distinguishing? was he/she/it not distinguishing?
Plural
1st person weren't we distinguishing? were we not distinguishing?
2nd person weren't you distinguishing? were you not distinguishing?
3rd person weren't they distinguishing? were they not distinguishing?
Future continuous I'll be distinguishing
Positive I'll be distinguishing
Singular
1st person I'll be distinguishing I will be distinguishing
2nd person you'll be distinguishing you will be distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it'll be distinguishing he/she/it will be distinguishing
Plural
1st person we'll be distinguishing we will be distinguishing
2nd person you'll be distinguishing you will be distinguishing
3rd person they'll be distinguishing they will be distinguishing
Negative I won't be distinguishing
Singular
1st person I won't be distinguishing I will not be distinguishing
2nd person you won't be distinguishing you will not be distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it won't be distinguishing he/she/it will not be distinguishing
Plural
1st person we won't be distinguishing we will not be distinguishing
2nd person you won't be distinguishing you will not be distinguishing
3rd person they won't be distinguishing they will not be distinguishing
Question will I be distinguishing?
Singular
1st person will I be distinguishing?
2nd person will you be distinguishing?
3rd person will he/she/it be distinguishing?
Plural
1st person will we be distinguishing?
2nd person will you be distinguishing?
3rd person will they be distinguishing?
Negative question won't I be distinguishing?
Singular
1st person won't I be distinguishing? will I not be distinguishing?
2nd person won't you be distinguishing? will you not be distinguishing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be distinguishing? will he/she/it not be distinguishing?
Plural
1st person won't we be distinguishing? will we not be distinguishing?
2nd person won't you be distinguishing? will you not be distinguishing?
3rd person won't they be distinguishing? will they not be distinguishing?
Conditional continuous I'd be distinguishing
Positive I'd be distinguishing
Singular
1st person I'd be distinguishing I would be distinguishing
2nd person you'd be distinguishing you would be distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it'd be distinguishing he/she/it would be distinguishing
Plural
1st person we'd be distinguishing we would be distinguishing
2nd person you'd be distinguishing you would be distinguishing
3rd person they'd be distinguishing they would be distinguishing
Negative I wouldn't be distinguishing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be distinguishing I would not be distinguishing
2nd person you wouldn't be distinguishing you would not be distinguishing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be distinguishing he/she/it would not be distinguishing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be distinguishing we would not be distinguishing
2nd person you wouldn't be distinguishing you would not be distinguishing
3rd person they wouldn't be distinguishing they would not be distinguishing
Question would I be distinguishing?
Singular
1st person would I be distinguishing?
2nd person would you be distinguishing?
3rd person would he/she/it be distinguishing?
Plural
1st person would we be distinguishing?
2nd person would you be distinguishing?
3rd person would they be distinguishing?
Negative question wouldn't I be distinguishing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be distinguishing? would I not be distinguishing?
2nd person wouldn't you be distinguishing? would you not be distinguishing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be distinguishing? would he/she/it not be distinguishing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be distinguishing? would we not be distinguishing?
2nd person wouldn't you be distinguishing? would you not be distinguishing?
3rd person wouldn't they be distinguishing? would they not be distinguishing?
Present perfect I've distinguished
Positive I've distinguished
Singular
1st person I've distinguished I have distinguished
2nd person you've distinguished you have distinguished
3rd person he/she/it's distinguished he/she/it has distinguished
Plural
1st person we've distinguished we have distinguished
2nd person you've distinguished you have distinguished
3rd person they've distinguished they have distinguished
Negative I haven't distinguished
Singular
1st person I haven't distinguished I have not distinguished
2nd person you haven't distinguished you have not distinguished
3rd person he/she/it hasn't distinguished he/she/it has not distinguished
Plural
1st person we haven't distinguished we have not distinguished
2nd person you haven't distinguished you have not distinguished
3rd person they haven't distinguished they have not distinguished
Question have I distinguished?
Singular
1st person have I distinguished?
2nd person have you distinguished?
3rd person has he/she/it distinguished?
Plural
1st person have we distinguished?
2nd person have you distinguished?
3rd person have they distinguished?
Negative question haven't I distinguished?
Singular
1st person haven't I distinguished? have I not distinguished?
2nd person haven't you distinguished? have you not distinguished?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it distinguished? has he/she/it not distinguished?
Plural
1st person haven't we distinguished? have we not distinguished?
2nd person haven't you distinguished? have you not distinguished?
3rd person haven't they distinguished? have they not distinguished?
Past perfect I had distinguished
Positive I had distinguished
Singular
1st person I had distinguished
2nd person you had distinguished
3rd person he/she/it had distinguished
Plural
1st person we had distinguished
2nd person you had distinguished
3rd person they had distinguished
Negative I hadn't distinguished
Singular
1st person I hadn't distinguished I had not distinguished
2nd person you hadn't distinguished you had not distinguished
3rd person he/she/it hadn't distinguished he/she/it had not distinguished
Plural
1st person we hadn't distinguished we had not distinguished
2nd person you hadn't distinguished you had not distinguished
3rd person they hadn't distinguished they had not distinguished
Question had I distinguished?
Singular
1st person had I distinguished?
2nd person had you distinguished?
3rd person had he/she/it distinguished?
Plural
1st person had we distinguished?
2nd person had you distinguished?
3rd person had they distinguished?
Negative question hadn't I distinguished?
Singular
1st person hadn't I distinguished? had I not distinguished?
2nd person hadn't you distinguished? had you not distinguished?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it distinguished? had he/she/it not distinguished?
Plural
1st person hadn't we distinguished? had we not distinguished?
2nd person hadn't you distinguished? had you not distinguished?
3rd person hadn't they distinguished? had they not distinguished?
Future perfect I'll have distinguished
Positive I'll have distinguished
Singular
1st person I'll have distinguished I will have distinguished
2nd person you'll have distinguished you will have distinguished
3rd person he/she/it'll have distinguished he/she/it will have distinguished
Plural
1st person we'll have distinguished we will have distinguished
2nd person you'll have distinguished you will have distinguished
3rd person they'll have distinguished they will have distinguished
Negative I won't have distinguished
Singular
1st person I won't have distinguished I will not have distinguished
2nd person you won't have distinguished you will not have distinguished
3rd person he/she/it won't have distinguished he/she/it will not have distinguished
Plural
1st person we won't have distinguished we will not have distinguished
2nd person you won't have distinguished you will not have distinguished
3rd person they won't have distinguished they will not have distinguished
Question +'ll I have distinguished?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have distinguished? will I have distinguished?
2nd person +'ll you have distinguished? will you have distinguished?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have distinguished? will he/she/it have distinguished?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have distinguished? will we have distinguished?
2nd person +'ll you have distinguished? will you have distinguished?
3rd person +'ll they have distinguished? will they have distinguished?
Negative question won't I have distinguished?
Singular
1st person won't I have distinguished? will I not have distinguished?
2nd person won't you have distinguished? will you not have distinguished?
3rd person won't he/she/it have distinguished? will he/she/it not have distinguished?
Plural
1st person won't we have distinguished? will we not have distinguished?
2nd person won't you have distinguished? will you not have distinguished?
3rd person won't they have distinguished? will they not have distinguished?
Conditional perfect I'd have distinguished
Positive I'd have distinguished
Singular
1st person I'd have distinguished I would have distinguished
2nd person you'd have distinguished you would have distinguished
3rd person he/she/it'd have distinguished he/she/it would have distinguished
Plural
1st person we'd have distinguished we would have distinguished
2nd person you'd have distinguished you would have distinguished
3rd person they'd have distinguished they would have distinguished
Negative I wouldn't have distinguished
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have distinguished I would not have distinguished
2nd person you wouldn't have distinguished you would not have distinguished
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have distinguished he/she/it would not have distinguished
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have distinguished we would not have distinguished
2nd person you wouldn't have distinguished you would not have distinguished
3rd person they wouldn't have distinguished they would not have distinguished
Question would I have distinguished?
Singular
1st person would I have distinguished?
2nd person would you have distinguished?
3rd person would he/she/it have distinguished?
Plural
1st person would we have distinguished?
2nd person would you have distinguished?
3rd person would they have distinguished?
Negative question wouldn't I have distinguished?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have distinguished? would I not have distinguished?
2nd person wouldn't you have distinguished? would you not have distinguished?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have distinguished? would he/she/it not have distinguished?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have distinguished? would we not have distinguished?
2nd person wouldn't you have distinguished? would you not have distinguished?
3rd person wouldn't they have distinguished? would they not have distinguished?
Imperative distinguish!
Positive
you distinguish!
we let's distinguish!
Negative
you don't distinguish!
we let's not distinguish!
Examples distinguish examples
How do I use distinguish in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Children can no longer distinguish hens from cows.
It is hard to distinguish you from your brother.
Can you distinguish silver from tin?
We cannot distinguish her from her younger sister.
The driver could not distinguish the signal in the fog.
You must educate your tongue to distinguish good coffee from bad.
The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other.
I can't distinguish a frog from a toad.
Reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
It is hard to distinguish truth from a lie.
It is not easy to distinguish good from evil.
It is not always easy to distinguish the Japanese from the Chinese.
The journalist was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.
No matter how we try, it is impossible to distinguish good people from bad people by outward appearances.
The twins are so much alike that I can not distinguish one from the other.
These days when I hear about these horrible incidents on the news I get the feeling that more and more young people are losing their ability to distinguish between real and virtual worlds.
Movie subtitles
Crazy people, Professor, do not have the ability to distinguish between what is true and false.
Sometimes a patient can't distinguish between reality and unreality.
He or she lacks insight. the ability to distinguish between what is real and what isn't.
Oh, no, Lord, if it be thy will, let me distinguish myself.
No more can you distinguish of a man than of his outward show. which, God he knows, seldom or never. jumpeth with the heart.
However, you state that you walked past a door, which is four inches of solid oak, you heard voices, and you are willing to swear that you could distinguish the voice of the prisoner, Leonard Vole.
At that time, do you believe he was able to distinguish right from wrong?
Doctor, you stated that the defendant might or might not have been able to distinguish right from wrong but it wouldn't have made a difference.
A gun doesn't distinguish the intelligent from the idiot.
In that we distinguish tremendous.
I can just distinguish your outline vaguely, but i can just see you.
Well, i suppose it is a demanding task- to distinguish between a bag full of garbage and an inventory of expensive stolen gifts.
Long before I could distinguish your face. I knew it was you.
So here you have. you have this strong, handsome, uniformed, bemedaled symbol of giant authority, and this insignificant librarian, and suddenly, in the eyes of god, there is precious little to distinguish us.
It was this big achievement that lead Kapteyn to first distinguish himself at that time.
I distinguish a true gentleman.
O Lord, if it be thy will, let me distinguish myself.
Iove is a state of confusion in which the victim cannot distinguish. between spiritual aspiration, carnal desire, and pride of ownership.
But I did distinguish some light yesterday, and it was the same test, wasn't it?
But how will I distinguish between the friends and the enemies?
However, you state that you walked past a door, which is four inches of solid oak, you heard voices, and you are willing to swear that you could distinguish the voice of. (QUIETLY).the prisoner, Leonard Vole.
I might be able to distinguish myself.
On the contrary, General. Iove is a state of confusion in which the victim cannot distinguish. between spiritual aspiration, carnal desire, and pride of ownership.
You can't distinguish between the trivial and the important.
You can clearly distinguish the man's movements and the gesture the young woman makes with her arm.
He can't distinguish between reality and his own imagination?
I don't think one can distinguish a thought from the words that express it.
How are we to distinguish them?
We must distinguish between attacks on individuals and bombings.
You better learn to distinguish rank.
I can distinguish a cannon from a thunder.
Let's say that if any of these men distinguish themselves. then we will give serious consideration to commuting their sentences.
Who's to say whether they really distinguish themselves or not?
But you distinguish betwen mand and woman!
News and current affairs
The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither party is excessively ideological in its orientation; and both parties recognize that they really need mutual accommodation.
Nevertheless, in advance of November's presidential election, it is important to distinguish the forces that have shaped Barack Obama's foreign policy, and to assess his handling of them.
But we are not careful enough to distinguish situations in which equilibrium-restoring forces are strong from those in which such forces are weak.
Until a short while ago, I could certainly distinguish a computer from a human opponent.
But Europe must nonetheless recognize the need to distinguish clearly between partners, competitors, and opponents, and to formulate a more sophisticated and articulated policy towards Russia, in particular.
It is extremely difficult to estimate capital flight, both because the data are insufficient and because it is tough to distinguish capital flight from normal diversification.
On the logical slippery slope, you slide to the bottom and embrace the morally unacceptable because there is no way to distinguish it from an acceptable practice.
Democracy remains a worthy and widespread goal, but it is important to distinguish the goal from the means used to attain it.
But homo economicus was never intended to be used for forecasting; its real purpose is to make it easier to distinguish between market failures and mental failures.
Those who are immersed in a field have an established view of what is possible, based on some combination of previous successes, citation bias, current limits of knowledge, and truth - and it is often difficult to distinguish these sources.
The first task is to distinguish between what is feasible and what is not.
And, while one can be skeptical about Zionism as a historical project, to deny Israel's right to exist is hard to distinguish from anti-Semitism.
It is crucial to distinguish inequality in productivity among firms from unequal distribution of income within firms.
Several factors distinguish members of this group from the rest of the Iranian electorate.
Second, whereas democracy and market capitalism appeared as clear - if more fragile than expected - winners in 1989, it is difficult in 2009, with the spread of the global crisis, to distinguish winners from losers.
They will agree that our ability to distinguish right from wrong is something precious that we should safeguard, not a broken clock that scientists should fix.
In another move to distinguish her ingredients from Western versions, Kinyanjui also sells through grocery stores flour flavored with Amarathan, a green vegetable that grows around Kenya.
Analyzing these events much later, historians constructed elaborate typologies to distinguish between fascist and merely authoritarian regimes.
Here we must distinguish between national and international terrorism.
For example, they use return on equity as their primary measure of profitability, but neglect to distinguish between ROE and shareholder value.
Meanwhile, the already-hazy lines between asylum-seekers, refugees, displaced persons, and purely economic migrants are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish at all.
But the new leadership wants to distinguish between al-Qaeda terrorists and religious conservatives and disillusioned Pashtun youth within Pakistan.
Bodies like the European Commission increasingly distinguish between the structural and cyclical components of a budget deficit, and thus consider potential output, which increases with investment, in their calculations.
But how can we distinguish good banks from bad?