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Meaning distract meaning
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Synonyms distract synonyms
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Conjugation distract conjugation
How do you conjugate distract?
distract · verb
Present I distract
Positive I distract
Singular
1st person I distract
2nd person you distract
3rd person he/she/it distracts
Plural
1st person we distract
2nd person you distract
3rd person they distract
Negative I don't distract
Singular
1st person I don't distract I do not distract
2nd person you don't distract you do not distract
3rd person he/she/it doesn't distract he/she/it does not distract
Plural
1st person we don't distract we do not distract
2nd person you don't distract you do not distract
3rd person they don't distract they do not distract
Question do I distract?
Singular
1st person do I distract?
2nd person do you distract?
3rd person does he/she/it distract?
Plural
1st person do we distract?
2nd person do you distract?
3rd person do they distract?
Negative question don't I distract?
Singular
1st person don't I distract? do I not distract?
2nd person don't you distract? do you not distract?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it distract? does he/she/it not distract?
Plural
1st person don't we distract? do we not distract?
2nd person don't you distract? do you not distract?
3rd person don't they distract? do they not distract?
Past I distracted
Positive I distracted
Singular
1st person I distracted
2nd person you distracted
3rd person he/she/it distracted
Plural
1st person we distracted
2nd person you distracted
3rd person they distracted
Negative I didn't distract
Singular
1st person I didn't distract I did not distract
2nd person you didn't distract you did not distract
3rd person he/she/it didn't distract he/she/it did not distract
Plural
1st person we didn't distract we did not distract
2nd person you didn't distract you did not distract
3rd person they didn't distract they did not distract
Question did I distract?
Singular
1st person did I distract?
2nd person did you distract?
3rd person did he/she/it distract?
Plural
1st person did we distract?
2nd person did you distract?
3rd person did they distract?
Negative question didn't I distract?
Singular
1st person didn't I distract? did I not distract?
2nd person didn't you distract? did you not distract?
3rd person didn't he/she/it distract? did he/she/it not distract?
Plural
1st person didn't we distract? did we not distract?
2nd person didn't you distract? did you not distract?
3rd person didn't they distract? did they not distract?
Future I'll distract
Positive I'll distract
Singular
1st person I'll distract I will distract
2nd person you'll distract you will distract
3rd person he/she/it'll distract he/she/it will distract
Plural
1st person we'll distract we will distract
2nd person you'll distract you will distract
3rd person they'll distract they will distract
Negative I won't distract
Singular
1st person I won't distract I will not distract
2nd person you won't distract you will not distract
3rd person he/she/it won't distract he/she/it will not distract
Plural
1st person we won't distract we will not distract
2nd person you won't distract you will not distract
3rd person they won't distract they will not distract
Question will I distract?
Singular
1st person will I distract?
2nd person will you distract?
3rd person will he/she/it distract?
Plural
1st person will we distract?
2nd person will you distract?
3rd person will they distract?
Negative question won't I distract?
Singular
1st person won't I distract? will I not distract?
2nd person won't you distract? will you not distract?
3rd person won't he/she/it distract? will he/she/it not distract?
Plural
1st person won't we distract? will we not distract?
2nd person won't you distract? will you not distract?
3rd person won't they distract? will they not distract?
Conditional I'd distract
Positive I'd distract
Singular
1st person I'd distract I would distract
2nd person you'd distract you would distract
3rd person he/she/it'd distract he/she/it would distract
Plural
1st person we'd distract we would distract
2nd person you'd distract you would distract
3rd person they'd distract they would distract
Negative I wouldn't distract
Singular
1st person I wouldn't distract I would not distract
2nd person you wouldn't distract you would not distract
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't distract he/she/it would not distract
Plural
1st person we wouldn't distract we would not distract
2nd person you wouldn't distract you would not distract
3rd person they wouldn't distract they would not distract
Question would I distract?
Singular
1st person would I distract?
2nd person would you distract?
3rd person would he/she/it distract?
Plural
1st person would we distract?
2nd person would you distract?
3rd person would they distract?
Negative question wouldn't I distract?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I distract? would I not distract?
2nd person wouldn't you distract? would you not distract?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it distract? would he/she/it not distract?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we distract? would we not distract?
2nd person wouldn't you distract? would you not distract?
3rd person wouldn't they distract? would they not distract?
Present continuous I'm distracting
Positive I'm distracting
Singular
1st person I'm distracting I am distracting
2nd person you're distracting you are distracting
3rd person he/she/it's distracting he/she/it is distracting
Plural
1st person we're distracting we are distracting
2nd person you're distracting you are distracting
3rd person they're distracting they are distracting
Negative I'm not distracting
Singular
1st person I'm not distracting I am not distracting
2nd person you aren't distracting you're not distracting you are not distracting
3rd person he/she/it isn't distracting he/she/it's not distracting he/she/it is not distracting
Plural
1st person we aren't distracting we're not distracting we are not distracting
2nd person you aren't distracting you're not distracting you are not distracting
3rd person they aren't distracting they're not distracting they are not distracting
Question am I distracting?
Singular
1st person am I distracting?
2nd person are you distracting?
3rd person is he/she/it distracting?
Plural
1st person are we distracting?
2nd person are you distracting?
3rd person are they distracting?
Negative question aren't I distracting?
Singular
1st person aren't I distracting? am I not distracting?
2nd person aren't you distracting? are you not distracting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it distracting? is he/she/it not distracting?
Plural
1st person aren't we distracting? are we not distracting?
2nd person aren't you distracting? are you not distracting?
3rd person aren't they distracting? are they not distracting?
Past continuous I was distracting
Positive I was distracting
Singular
1st person I was distracting
2nd person you were distracting
3rd person he/she/it was distracting
Plural
1st person we were distracting
2nd person you were distracting
3rd person they were distracting
Negative I wasn't distracting
Singular
1st person I wasn't distracting I was not distracting
2nd person you weren't distracting you were not distracting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't distracting he/she/it was not distracting
Plural
1st person we weren't distracting we were not distracting
2nd person you weren't distracting you were not distracting
3rd person they weren't distracting they were not distracting
Question was I distracting?
Singular
1st person was I distracting?
2nd person were you distracting?
3rd person was he/she/it distracting?
Plural
1st person were we distracting?
2nd person were you distracting?
3rd person were they distracting?
Negative question wasn't I distracting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I distracting? was I not distracting?
2nd person weren't you distracting? were you not distracting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it distracting? was he/she/it not distracting?
Plural
1st person weren't we distracting? were we not distracting?
2nd person weren't you distracting? were you not distracting?
3rd person weren't they distracting? were they not distracting?
Future continuous I'll be distracting
Positive I'll be distracting
Singular
1st person I'll be distracting I will be distracting
2nd person you'll be distracting you will be distracting
3rd person he/she/it'll be distracting he/she/it will be distracting
Plural
1st person we'll be distracting we will be distracting
2nd person you'll be distracting you will be distracting
3rd person they'll be distracting they will be distracting
Negative I won't be distracting
Singular
1st person I won't be distracting I will not be distracting
2nd person you won't be distracting you will not be distracting
3rd person he/she/it won't be distracting he/she/it will not be distracting
Plural
1st person we won't be distracting we will not be distracting
2nd person you won't be distracting you will not be distracting
3rd person they won't be distracting they will not be distracting
Question will I be distracting?
Singular
1st person will I be distracting?
2nd person will you be distracting?
3rd person will he/she/it be distracting?
Plural
1st person will we be distracting?
2nd person will you be distracting?
3rd person will they be distracting?
Negative question won't I be distracting?
Singular
1st person won't I be distracting? will I not be distracting?
2nd person won't you be distracting? will you not be distracting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be distracting? will he/she/it not be distracting?
Plural
1st person won't we be distracting? will we not be distracting?
2nd person won't you be distracting? will you not be distracting?
3rd person won't they be distracting? will they not be distracting?
Conditional continuous I'd be distracting
Positive I'd be distracting
Singular
1st person I'd be distracting I would be distracting
2nd person you'd be distracting you would be distracting
3rd person he/she/it'd be distracting he/she/it would be distracting
Plural
1st person we'd be distracting we would be distracting
2nd person you'd be distracting you would be distracting
3rd person they'd be distracting they would be distracting
Negative I wouldn't be distracting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be distracting I would not be distracting
2nd person you wouldn't be distracting you would not be distracting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be distracting he/she/it would not be distracting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be distracting we would not be distracting
2nd person you wouldn't be distracting you would not be distracting
3rd person they wouldn't be distracting they would not be distracting
Question would I be distracting?
Singular
1st person would I be distracting?
2nd person would you be distracting?
3rd person would he/she/it be distracting?
Plural
1st person would we be distracting?
2nd person would you be distracting?
3rd person would they be distracting?
Negative question wouldn't I be distracting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be distracting? would I not be distracting?
2nd person wouldn't you be distracting? would you not be distracting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be distracting? would he/she/it not be distracting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be distracting? would we not be distracting?
2nd person wouldn't you be distracting? would you not be distracting?
3rd person wouldn't they be distracting? would they not be distracting?
Present perfect I've distracted
Positive I've distracted
Singular
1st person I've distracted I have distracted
2nd person you've distracted you have distracted
3rd person he/she/it's distracted he/she/it has distracted
Plural
1st person we've distracted we have distracted
2nd person you've distracted you have distracted
3rd person they've distracted they have distracted
Negative I haven't distracted
Singular
1st person I haven't distracted I have not distracted
2nd person you haven't distracted you have not distracted
3rd person he/she/it hasn't distracted he/she/it has not distracted
Plural
1st person we haven't distracted we have not distracted
2nd person you haven't distracted you have not distracted
3rd person they haven't distracted they have not distracted
Question have I distracted?
Singular
1st person have I distracted?
2nd person have you distracted?
3rd person has he/she/it distracted?
Plural
1st person have we distracted?
2nd person have you distracted?
3rd person have they distracted?
Negative question haven't I distracted?
Singular
1st person haven't I distracted? have I not distracted?
2nd person haven't you distracted? have you not distracted?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it distracted? has he/she/it not distracted?
Plural
1st person haven't we distracted? have we not distracted?
2nd person haven't you distracted? have you not distracted?
3rd person haven't they distracted? have they not distracted?
Past perfect I had distracted
Positive I had distracted
Singular
1st person I had distracted
2nd person you had distracted
3rd person he/she/it had distracted
Plural
1st person we had distracted
2nd person you had distracted
3rd person they had distracted
Negative I hadn't distracted
Singular
1st person I hadn't distracted I had not distracted
2nd person you hadn't distracted you had not distracted
3rd person he/she/it hadn't distracted he/she/it had not distracted
Plural
1st person we hadn't distracted we had not distracted
2nd person you hadn't distracted you had not distracted
3rd person they hadn't distracted they had not distracted
Question had I distracted?
Singular
1st person had I distracted?
2nd person had you distracted?
3rd person had he/she/it distracted?
Plural
1st person had we distracted?
2nd person had you distracted?
3rd person had they distracted?
Negative question hadn't I distracted?
Singular
1st person hadn't I distracted? had I not distracted?
2nd person hadn't you distracted? had you not distracted?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it distracted? had he/she/it not distracted?
Plural
1st person hadn't we distracted? had we not distracted?
2nd person hadn't you distracted? had you not distracted?
3rd person hadn't they distracted? had they not distracted?
Future perfect I'll have distracted
Positive I'll have distracted
Singular
1st person I'll have distracted I will have distracted
2nd person you'll have distracted you will have distracted
3rd person he/she/it'll have distracted he/she/it will have distracted
Plural
1st person we'll have distracted we will have distracted
2nd person you'll have distracted you will have distracted
3rd person they'll have distracted they will have distracted
Negative I won't have distracted
Singular
1st person I won't have distracted I will not have distracted
2nd person you won't have distracted you will not have distracted
3rd person he/she/it won't have distracted he/she/it will not have distracted
Plural
1st person we won't have distracted we will not have distracted
2nd person you won't have distracted you will not have distracted
3rd person they won't have distracted they will not have distracted
Question +'ll I have distracted?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have distracted? will I have distracted?
2nd person +'ll you have distracted? will you have distracted?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have distracted? will he/she/it have distracted?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have distracted? will we have distracted?
2nd person +'ll you have distracted? will you have distracted?
3rd person +'ll they have distracted? will they have distracted?
Negative question won't I have distracted?
Singular
1st person won't I have distracted? will I not have distracted?
2nd person won't you have distracted? will you not have distracted?
3rd person won't he/she/it have distracted? will he/she/it not have distracted?
Plural
1st person won't we have distracted? will we not have distracted?
2nd person won't you have distracted? will you not have distracted?
3rd person won't they have distracted? will they not have distracted?
Conditional perfect I'd have distracted
Positive I'd have distracted
Singular
1st person I'd have distracted I would have distracted
2nd person you'd have distracted you would have distracted
3rd person he/she/it'd have distracted he/she/it would have distracted
Plural
1st person we'd have distracted we would have distracted
2nd person you'd have distracted you would have distracted
3rd person they'd have distracted they would have distracted
Negative I wouldn't have distracted
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have distracted I would not have distracted
2nd person you wouldn't have distracted you would not have distracted
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have distracted he/she/it would not have distracted
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have distracted we would not have distracted
2nd person you wouldn't have distracted you would not have distracted
3rd person they wouldn't have distracted they would not have distracted
Question would I have distracted?
Singular
1st person would I have distracted?
2nd person would you have distracted?
3rd person would he/she/it have distracted?
Plural
1st person would we have distracted?
2nd person would you have distracted?
3rd person would they have distracted?
Negative question wouldn't I have distracted?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have distracted? would I not have distracted?
2nd person wouldn't you have distracted? would you not have distracted?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have distracted? would he/she/it not have distracted?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have distracted? would we not have distracted?
2nd person wouldn't you have distracted? would you not have distracted?
3rd person wouldn't they have distracted? would they not have distracted?
Imperative distract!
Positive
you distract!
we let's distract!
Negative
you don't distract!
we let's not distract!
Examples distract examples
How do I use distract in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Please don't distract me from my work.
Don't distract me while I am studying.
Apparently he wanted to distract her.
I tried to distract him, but it was in vain.
I'll try to distract them.
Tom tried to distract the guards so Mary would have a chance to escape.
In order to distract the population from their true intrigues, the politicians devised some half-hearted reforms.
Don't distract me from studying.
Are you trying to distract me?
I was trying to distract her.
Don't distract me.
Don't let her distract you.
Tom tried to distract the police so Mary could escape.
Don't distract me anymore.
Nothing will distract us.
Movie subtitles
It chose a crew of single men with nothing to distract them from the course they were to sail.
You must distract him until I get out of here.
Find something else to distract me.
What could be easier than to distract with a story of press gangs?
Just because he may distract other students, they told me not to come.
Did nothing else distract you?
And no movement, nothing that will distract the audience from him.
Cowboy clowns also distract the bull when the cowboy gets bucked off.
Now and then, when the storm inside me gets too loud. I take a glass too much to distract me.
Go away, Anatole, you'll distract us.
I'll run and distract them.
Any noise could distract her.
I'll go around the back. Go in the front and distract him.
Distract me!
It'll be up to your beautiful eyes, to distract the czar with more agreeable matters, making him forget the high politics.
He caused a man to be murdered solely in order to distract me.
Please be so good as to stop pacing Watson, you distract me.
Don't try to distract me.
You need to distract yourself. You cannot always meditate.
Listen! I'll run and distract them. Escape while you can.
Go in the front and distract him.
Don't distract me.
Well, unfortunately, cheap women distract Louis Antonizzi.
You must distract yourself to regain your zest for life.
Anne should distract Lyne.
We took Emperor for a walk just to distract him a little.
And I'd not do one single thing to distract you, unless you wanted to be distracted.
Distract myself?
I learned of your solitude from Compardon. I thought a book would distract you.
You always distract me in the middle of work!
Oh, don't distract me, please.
That'll distract me.
They could get as drunk as skunks, it wouldn't distract them anymore.
The one to distract the Daleks on the city wall side and the others to try and force a way through the mountains.
Never let wine or women distract your thoughts from battle.
News and current affairs
By focusing the QE debate on risk-sharing, Draghi managed to distract Germany from an infinitely more important issue: the enormous size of the QE program, which completely defied the German taboo against monetary financing of government debts.
But some calls for international coordination are less useful, particularly when the aim is to blame foreigners in order to distract attention from domestic constraints and disagreements.
Incremental measures will only distract us from the scope of the challenges that we confront.
Unfortunately, its main impact at this point is to distract attention from measures that would truly stimulate growth, including an expansionary fiscal policy and financial-sector reforms that boost lending.
But the point is to fix eyes and hearts on a narrative of hope and purpose - to uplift, rather than distract, the public.
The rest of the world should recognize the benefits of allowing short-term disruptions to drive, not distract from, the sustainability agenda.
The fires of the Middle East must not be allowed to distract the world's attention from the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear ambitions, which it demonstrated by its recent test of a long-range missile.
It is also possible that he sought to distract domestic attention from a shrinking economy and the rising cost of intervention in Ukraine.
But the possibility of violence should not distract us from noticing that fundamentalist convictions also motivate positive political activism.
As US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has argued, trade expansion inevitably creates some losers, whose protests distract attention from the benefits of globalization.
Thus, anything that may distract China from its focus on peace, stability, and development has been strongly resisted.
But it should not distract us from the fundamentals of Iranian politics.
And, instead of reducing the chances of a nuclear standoff in South Asia, the White House plan served only to distract attention from efforts to address tensions between India and Pakistan.
But Putin was addressing Russians, too, knowing full well the need to distract them from their country's increasingly obvious economic woes.
Dealing with the short-run challenges of the current crisis should not distract us from the objective of preventing future meltdowns.
This is inevitable, but it should not distract us from the main findings.
Placebos may have their place in medicine, but when they distract from efforts to address the underlying malady, they can do more harm than good.
And, at a time of domestic hardship and diplomatic isolation, North Korea's leaders, their confidence boosted by their possession of nuclear weapons, might try to distract their public through audacious, and possibly destructive, acts abroad.