Englishfor English speakers
B1
gesture English
Meaning gesture meaning
What does gesture mean?
Definitions in simple English
gesture
gesture
Synonyms gesture synonyms
What other words have the same or similar meaning as gesture?
gesture English » English
Topics gesture topics
What do people use gesture to talk about?
-
What words refer to gesturing?
-
What words refer to a gesture?
-
What words refer to indicating something?
Conjugation gesture conjugation
How do you conjugate gesture?
gesture · verb
Present I gesture
Positive I gesture
Singular
1st person I gesture
2nd person you gesture
3rd person he/she/it gestures
Plural
1st person we gesture
2nd person you gesture
3rd person they gesture
Negative I don't gesture
Singular
1st person I don't gesture I do not gesture
2nd person you don't gesture you do not gesture
3rd person he/she/it doesn't gesture he/she/it does not gesture
Plural
1st person we don't gesture we do not gesture
2nd person you don't gesture you do not gesture
3rd person they don't gesture they do not gesture
Question do I gesture?
Singular
1st person do I gesture?
2nd person do you gesture?
3rd person does he/she/it gesture?
Plural
1st person do we gesture?
2nd person do you gesture?
3rd person do they gesture?
Negative question don't I gesture?
Singular
1st person don't I gesture? do I not gesture?
2nd person don't you gesture? do you not gesture?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it gesture? does he/she/it not gesture?
Plural
1st person don't we gesture? do we not gesture?
2nd person don't you gesture? do you not gesture?
3rd person don't they gesture? do they not gesture?
Past I gestured
Positive I gestured
Singular
1st person I gestured
2nd person you gestured
3rd person he/she/it gestured
Plural
1st person we gestured
2nd person you gestured
3rd person they gestured
Negative I didn't gesture
Singular
1st person I didn't gesture I did not gesture
2nd person you didn't gesture you did not gesture
3rd person he/she/it didn't gesture he/she/it did not gesture
Plural
1st person we didn't gesture we did not gesture
2nd person you didn't gesture you did not gesture
3rd person they didn't gesture they did not gesture
Question did I gesture?
Singular
1st person did I gesture?
2nd person did you gesture?
3rd person did he/she/it gesture?
Plural
1st person did we gesture?
2nd person did you gesture?
3rd person did they gesture?
Negative question didn't I gesture?
Singular
1st person didn't I gesture? did I not gesture?
2nd person didn't you gesture? did you not gesture?
3rd person didn't he/she/it gesture? did he/she/it not gesture?
Plural
1st person didn't we gesture? did we not gesture?
2nd person didn't you gesture? did you not gesture?
3rd person didn't they gesture? did they not gesture?
Future I'll gesture
Positive I'll gesture
Singular
1st person I'll gesture I will gesture
2nd person you'll gesture you will gesture
3rd person he/she/it'll gesture he/she/it will gesture
Plural
1st person we'll gesture we will gesture
2nd person you'll gesture you will gesture
3rd person they'll gesture they will gesture
Negative I won't gesture
Singular
1st person I won't gesture I will not gesture
2nd person you won't gesture you will not gesture
3rd person he/she/it won't gesture he/she/it will not gesture
Plural
1st person we won't gesture we will not gesture
2nd person you won't gesture you will not gesture
3rd person they won't gesture they will not gesture
Question will I gesture?
Singular
1st person will I gesture?
2nd person will you gesture?
3rd person will he/she/it gesture?
Plural
1st person will we gesture?
2nd person will you gesture?
3rd person will they gesture?
Negative question won't I gesture?
Singular
1st person won't I gesture? will I not gesture?
2nd person won't you gesture? will you not gesture?
3rd person won't he/she/it gesture? will he/she/it not gesture?
Plural
1st person won't we gesture? will we not gesture?
2nd person won't you gesture? will you not gesture?
3rd person won't they gesture? will they not gesture?
Conditional I'd gesture
Positive I'd gesture
Singular
1st person I'd gesture I would gesture
2nd person you'd gesture you would gesture
3rd person he/she/it'd gesture he/she/it would gesture
Plural
1st person we'd gesture we would gesture
2nd person you'd gesture you would gesture
3rd person they'd gesture they would gesture
Negative I wouldn't gesture
Singular
1st person I wouldn't gesture I would not gesture
2nd person you wouldn't gesture you would not gesture
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't gesture he/she/it would not gesture
Plural
1st person we wouldn't gesture we would not gesture
2nd person you wouldn't gesture you would not gesture
3rd person they wouldn't gesture they would not gesture
Question would I gesture?
Singular
1st person would I gesture?
2nd person would you gesture?
3rd person would he/she/it gesture?
Plural
1st person would we gesture?
2nd person would you gesture?
3rd person would they gesture?
Negative question wouldn't I gesture?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I gesture? would I not gesture?
2nd person wouldn't you gesture? would you not gesture?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it gesture? would he/she/it not gesture?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we gesture? would we not gesture?
2nd person wouldn't you gesture? would you not gesture?
3rd person wouldn't they gesture? would they not gesture?
Present continuous I'm gesturing
Positive I'm gesturing
Singular
1st person I'm gesturing I am gesturing
2nd person you're gesturing you are gesturing
3rd person he/she/it's gesturing he/she/it is gesturing
Plural
1st person we're gesturing we are gesturing
2nd person you're gesturing you are gesturing
3rd person they're gesturing they are gesturing
Negative I'm not gesturing
Singular
1st person I'm not gesturing I am not gesturing
2nd person you aren't gesturing you're not gesturing you are not gesturing
3rd person he/she/it isn't gesturing he/she/it's not gesturing he/she/it is not gesturing
Plural
1st person we aren't gesturing we're not gesturing we are not gesturing
2nd person you aren't gesturing you're not gesturing you are not gesturing
3rd person they aren't gesturing they're not gesturing they are not gesturing
Question am I gesturing?
Singular
1st person am I gesturing?
2nd person are you gesturing?
3rd person is he/she/it gesturing?
Plural
1st person are we gesturing?
2nd person are you gesturing?
3rd person are they gesturing?
Negative question aren't I gesturing?
Singular
1st person aren't I gesturing? am I not gesturing?
2nd person aren't you gesturing? are you not gesturing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it gesturing? is he/she/it not gesturing?
Plural
1st person aren't we gesturing? are we not gesturing?
2nd person aren't you gesturing? are you not gesturing?
3rd person aren't they gesturing? are they not gesturing?
Past continuous I was gesturing
Positive I was gesturing
Singular
1st person I was gesturing
2nd person you were gesturing
3rd person he/she/it was gesturing
Plural
1st person we were gesturing
2nd person you were gesturing
3rd person they were gesturing
Negative I wasn't gesturing
Singular
1st person I wasn't gesturing I was not gesturing
2nd person you weren't gesturing you were not gesturing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't gesturing he/she/it was not gesturing
Plural
1st person we weren't gesturing we were not gesturing
2nd person you weren't gesturing you were not gesturing
3rd person they weren't gesturing they were not gesturing
Question was I gesturing?
Singular
1st person was I gesturing?
2nd person were you gesturing?
3rd person was he/she/it gesturing?
Plural
1st person were we gesturing?
2nd person were you gesturing?
3rd person were they gesturing?
Negative question wasn't I gesturing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I gesturing? was I not gesturing?
2nd person weren't you gesturing? were you not gesturing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it gesturing? was he/she/it not gesturing?
Plural
1st person weren't we gesturing? were we not gesturing?
2nd person weren't you gesturing? were you not gesturing?
3rd person weren't they gesturing? were they not gesturing?
Future continuous I'll be gesturing
Positive I'll be gesturing
Singular
1st person I'll be gesturing I will be gesturing
2nd person you'll be gesturing you will be gesturing
3rd person he/she/it'll be gesturing he/she/it will be gesturing
Plural
1st person we'll be gesturing we will be gesturing
2nd person you'll be gesturing you will be gesturing
3rd person they'll be gesturing they will be gesturing
Negative I won't be gesturing
Singular
1st person I won't be gesturing I will not be gesturing
2nd person you won't be gesturing you will not be gesturing
3rd person he/she/it won't be gesturing he/she/it will not be gesturing
Plural
1st person we won't be gesturing we will not be gesturing
2nd person you won't be gesturing you will not be gesturing
3rd person they won't be gesturing they will not be gesturing
Question will I be gesturing?
Singular
1st person will I be gesturing?
2nd person will you be gesturing?
3rd person will he/she/it be gesturing?
Plural
1st person will we be gesturing?
2nd person will you be gesturing?
3rd person will they be gesturing?
Negative question won't I be gesturing?
Singular
1st person won't I be gesturing? will I not be gesturing?
2nd person won't you be gesturing? will you not be gesturing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be gesturing? will he/she/it not be gesturing?
Plural
1st person won't we be gesturing? will we not be gesturing?
2nd person won't you be gesturing? will you not be gesturing?
3rd person won't they be gesturing? will they not be gesturing?
Conditional continuous I'd be gesturing
Positive I'd be gesturing
Singular
1st person I'd be gesturing I would be gesturing
2nd person you'd be gesturing you would be gesturing
3rd person he/she/it'd be gesturing he/she/it would be gesturing
Plural
1st person we'd be gesturing we would be gesturing
2nd person you'd be gesturing you would be gesturing
3rd person they'd be gesturing they would be gesturing
Negative I wouldn't be gesturing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be gesturing I would not be gesturing
2nd person you wouldn't be gesturing you would not be gesturing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be gesturing he/she/it would not be gesturing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be gesturing we would not be gesturing
2nd person you wouldn't be gesturing you would not be gesturing
3rd person they wouldn't be gesturing they would not be gesturing
Question would I be gesturing?
Singular
1st person would I be gesturing?
2nd person would you be gesturing?
3rd person would he/she/it be gesturing?
Plural
1st person would we be gesturing?
2nd person would you be gesturing?
3rd person would they be gesturing?
Negative question wouldn't I be gesturing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be gesturing? would I not be gesturing?
2nd person wouldn't you be gesturing? would you not be gesturing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be gesturing? would he/she/it not be gesturing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be gesturing? would we not be gesturing?
2nd person wouldn't you be gesturing? would you not be gesturing?
3rd person wouldn't they be gesturing? would they not be gesturing?
Present perfect I've gestured
Positive I've gestured
Singular
1st person I've gestured I have gestured
2nd person you've gestured you have gestured
3rd person he/she/it's gestured he/she/it has gestured
Plural
1st person we've gestured we have gestured
2nd person you've gestured you have gestured
3rd person they've gestured they have gestured
Negative I haven't gestured
Singular
1st person I haven't gestured I have not gestured
2nd person you haven't gestured you have not gestured
3rd person he/she/it hasn't gestured he/she/it has not gestured
Plural
1st person we haven't gestured we have not gestured
2nd person you haven't gestured you have not gestured
3rd person they haven't gestured they have not gestured
Question have I gestured?
Singular
1st person have I gestured?
2nd person have you gestured?
3rd person has he/she/it gestured?
Plural
1st person have we gestured?
2nd person have you gestured?
3rd person have they gestured?
Negative question haven't I gestured?
Singular
1st person haven't I gestured? have I not gestured?
2nd person haven't you gestured? have you not gestured?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it gestured? has he/she/it not gestured?
Plural
1st person haven't we gestured? have we not gestured?
2nd person haven't you gestured? have you not gestured?
3rd person haven't they gestured? have they not gestured?
Past perfect I had gestured
Positive I had gestured
Singular
1st person I had gestured
2nd person you had gestured
3rd person he/she/it had gestured
Plural
1st person we had gestured
2nd person you had gestured
3rd person they had gestured
Negative I hadn't gestured
Singular
1st person I hadn't gestured I had not gestured
2nd person you hadn't gestured you had not gestured
3rd person he/she/it hadn't gestured he/she/it had not gestured
Plural
1st person we hadn't gestured we had not gestured
2nd person you hadn't gestured you had not gestured
3rd person they hadn't gestured they had not gestured
Question had I gestured?
Singular
1st person had I gestured?
2nd person had you gestured?
3rd person had he/she/it gestured?
Plural
1st person had we gestured?
2nd person had you gestured?
3rd person had they gestured?
Negative question hadn't I gestured?
Singular
1st person hadn't I gestured? had I not gestured?
2nd person hadn't you gestured? had you not gestured?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it gestured? had he/she/it not gestured?
Plural
1st person hadn't we gestured? had we not gestured?
2nd person hadn't you gestured? had you not gestured?
3rd person hadn't they gestured? had they not gestured?
Future perfect I'll have gestured
Positive I'll have gestured
Singular
1st person I'll have gestured I will have gestured
2nd person you'll have gestured you will have gestured
3rd person he/she/it'll have gestured he/she/it will have gestured
Plural
1st person we'll have gestured we will have gestured
2nd person you'll have gestured you will have gestured
3rd person they'll have gestured they will have gestured
Negative I won't have gestured
Singular
1st person I won't have gestured I will not have gestured
2nd person you won't have gestured you will not have gestured
3rd person he/she/it won't have gestured he/she/it will not have gestured
Plural
1st person we won't have gestured we will not have gestured
2nd person you won't have gestured you will not have gestured
3rd person they won't have gestured they will not have gestured
Question +'ll I have gestured?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have gestured? will I have gestured?
2nd person +'ll you have gestured? will you have gestured?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have gestured? will he/she/it have gestured?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have gestured? will we have gestured?
2nd person +'ll you have gestured? will you have gestured?
3rd person +'ll they have gestured? will they have gestured?
Negative question won't I have gestured?
Singular
1st person won't I have gestured? will I not have gestured?
2nd person won't you have gestured? will you not have gestured?
3rd person won't he/she/it have gestured? will he/she/it not have gestured?
Plural
1st person won't we have gestured? will we not have gestured?
2nd person won't you have gestured? will you not have gestured?
3rd person won't they have gestured? will they not have gestured?
Conditional perfect I'd have gestured
Positive I'd have gestured
Singular
1st person I'd have gestured I would have gestured
2nd person you'd have gestured you would have gestured
3rd person he/she/it'd have gestured he/she/it would have gestured
Plural
1st person we'd have gestured we would have gestured
2nd person you'd have gestured you would have gestured
3rd person they'd have gestured they would have gestured
Negative I wouldn't have gestured
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have gestured I would not have gestured
2nd person you wouldn't have gestured you would not have gestured
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have gestured he/she/it would not have gestured
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have gestured we would not have gestured
2nd person you wouldn't have gestured you would not have gestured
3rd person they wouldn't have gestured they would not have gestured
Question would I have gestured?
Singular
1st person would I have gestured?
2nd person would you have gestured?
3rd person would he/she/it have gestured?
Plural
1st person would we have gestured?
2nd person would you have gestured?
3rd person would they have gestured?
Negative question wouldn't I have gestured?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have gestured? would I not have gestured?
2nd person wouldn't you have gestured? would you not have gestured?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have gestured? would he/she/it not have gestured?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have gestured? would we not have gestured?
2nd person wouldn't you have gestured? would you not have gestured?
3rd person wouldn't they have gestured? would they not have gestured?
Imperative gesture!
Positive
you gesture!
we let's gesture!
Negative
you don't gesture!
we let's not gesture!
Examples gesture examples
How do I use gesture in a sentence?
Simple sentences
This gesture is familiar to young people.
He made a gesture of impatience.
They communicate with each other by gesture.
His gamely gesture was much appreciated.
He made a gesture with his hand.
I appreciate the gesture.
Sometimes a friendly gesture is worth more than a thousand words.
We didn't know how to interpret the dismissive gesture that Tom made with his hands.
Tom made a gesture with his hand.
We communicated with each other by gesture.
I appreciate the gesture, but it's not enough.
The airline provided free accommodation to stranded passengers as a goodwill gesture.
Movie subtitles
That's how the cheat imagines his gesture, faster than lightning.
I FEEL SURE HE WILL ACCEPT THIS GESTURE IN THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT IS OFFERED.
But, as a last insane gesture. Mr. Thornton wants you all to step up to the bar and have a drink with him!
As a sentimental gesture toward the best friend that opera ever had-- the late Mr. Semple-- l think it only fitting that his nephew, Mr. Longfellow Deeds. should be made our next chairman.
But I'm making the gesture just the same.
What a gesture for a sergeant.
No. And when you were making your grand gesture did you stop to think how much you were hurting me?
Oh, my dear Miss Totten, you wouldn't discontinue your father's great gesture towards human enlightenment?
I thought it would be a nice little gesture.
Put it down as a gesture to love.
You endangered a lifetime's career for a stupid gesture.
That's a noble gesture, but that fellow was talking through his hat.
God's mercy is not ours to give, but your gesture leads us to believe you have it.
And their gesture sad, investing lank, lean cheeks and war-worn coats, presenteth them unto the gazing moon so many horrid ghosts.
I might've made a gesture that she took as a threat.
This is the State's gesture in showing its appreciation of your bravery.
I feel sure he will accept this gesture in the spirit with which it's offered.
But it's too much to ask, too noble a gesture to hope for.
That's a deuced clever gesture.
By withdrawing your forces, you'll be making a friendly gesture which will almost certainly lead to the reopening of negotiations in Calcutta.
As a friendly gesture.
As a gesture toward the best friend that opera ever had, the late Mr Semple, it's fitting his nephew, Longfellow Deeds, be made our next chairman.
You know, regardless of how I feel about that fellow personally I still think it was a good idea to make this gesture.
A gesture as correct as it is generous.
That may be. But I'm making the gesture just the same.
Merely, a gesture of hospitality, reject it, if you like.
The gesture alone will mean so much to Joe.
In the same gesture we both are looking for peace: you in life, I in death.
Aglaia, your gesture hasn't displeased me.
But when he raised his arm to strike, it was the same gesture, same face.
Come, a gesture of good will.
You see, your husband isn't suing for divorce and claiming these damages as an idle gesture, he's fighting to win.
And some gesture of friendliness.
A gesture would have more eloquence.
Oh, Andrea, what a thing to have happen! If things had only gone a bit differently. If I'd said one word or made one gesture instead of another!
You will appreciate this gesture.
News and current affairs
In a public gesture of despair, Cherkesov admitted the failure of Putin's project to reanimate Russian governance by subordinating it to the security services.
In light of America's current difficulties, its new proposal for addressing the perennial problem of global imbalances should be seen as a constructive gesture.
This gesture, together with the free publication of an opposition newspaper, is precisely the kind of move that will entice EU interest in an enhanced relationship.
Consider recycling, which is often just a feel-good gesture with little environmental benefit and significant cost.
Likewise, Israel must reciprocate every gesture of good will from Hamas, however psychologically difficult this may be.
And dogs don't gesture with their forepaws or use an elaborate grammatical language when trying to explain things.
But, with a strong sense of purpose, a united approach, and perhaps a positive gesture or two, it can be accomplished.
If you are ashamed, you do not expose yourself to punishment, nor do you extend your hand in a gesture of repair. When you are ashamed, you cannot bear the critical gaze of others: you hold your head low.
Unfortunately, the window of opportunity for such a gesture to be viewed in Europe as a much-awaited olive branch - and a sign of real American strength and conviction - is closing fast.
As a gesture intending to boost Kerry's chances, German Defense Minister Peter Struck suggested that his country might reconsider its position on troops in Iraq.
In fact, Bush's was a brave gesture: despite Uribe's success in combating drugs, paramilitaries and guerrillas, his capital is not an especially safe place.
True, NAFTA is only an economic-not a political - union, and no symbolic gesture like the creation of a common currency is contemplated.
But the West did not appreciate this gesture.
But Havel stops well short of an all-embracing gesture toward all who want to settle in Europe.
In this context, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton's meeting with dissidents during her most recent trip to Tehran was merely a symbolic gesture.
Consider, too, the junta's gesture in handing over Yettaw to Senator Webb, and its interaction with the international community on humanitarian assistance after Cyclone Nargis.
The fiscal compact is an empty gesture that may be the last attempt to pretend that EU members are moving toward political unification.
The fallout has shown the potential impact of an alleged gesture, especially in troubled times.
But that would presuppose a small gesture towards the Palestinians, whom Israelis regard as being so deeply divided among themselves that no progress toward a peace settlement seems possible.
But as a gesture for peace and a better future, it certainly would allow Japan to claim the moral high ground.
While Shimon Peres made a gesture of reconciliation by choosing Ankara as the setting for the first speech by an Israeli president to the parliament of a predominantly Muslim country, Israel's concerns about Iran are far more serious than are Turkey's.
This gesture elicited hundreds of Internet postings from Arabs condemning the award as treachery and lamenting the pitiful state of leadership in the Arab world.
The EU has avoided any such gesture, seeking to avoid further tension with Russia.
So far, King Abdullah has shown no sign of opting for a policy of inclusion - not even a token gesture, such as a Shia minister.
Are you looking for...?
gesture towards |
gesturable |
gesturing |
gestures |
gesturally |
gesturer |
gestural |
gesturelike |
gesturingly |
gesturalism |
gestureless |
gesturality