pontificate English

Meaning pontificate meaning

What does pontificate mean?

pontificate

— verb talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner The new professor always pontificates

— verb administer a pontifical office

— noun (= papacy) the government of the Roman Catholic Church

Synonyms pontificate synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pontificate?

pontificate English » English

sermonize

preach

play the oracle

papacy

orate

moralize

moralise

sermonise

prelacy

popedom

perorate

lecture

lay down the law

harangue

diocese

bishopric

Conjugation pontificate conjugation

How do you conjugate pontificate?

pontificate · verb

Present I pontificate

Positive I pontificate

Singular

1st person I pontificate

2nd person you pontificate

3rd person he/she/it pontificates

Plural

1st person we pontificate

2nd person you pontificate

3rd person they pontificate

Negative I don't pontificate

Singular

1st person I don't pontificate I do not pontificate

2nd person you don't pontificate you do not pontificate

3rd person he/she/it doesn't pontificate he/she/it does not pontificate

Plural

1st person we don't pontificate we do not pontificate

2nd person you don't pontificate you do not pontificate

3rd person they don't pontificate they do not pontificate

Question do I pontificate?

Singular

1st person do I pontificate?

2nd person do you pontificate?

3rd person does he/she/it pontificate?

Plural

1st person do we pontificate?

2nd person do you pontificate?

3rd person do they pontificate?

Negative question don't I pontificate?

Singular

1st person don't I pontificate? do I not pontificate?

2nd person don't you pontificate? do you not pontificate?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it pontificate? does he/she/it not pontificate?

Plural

1st person don't we pontificate? do we not pontificate?

2nd person don't you pontificate? do you not pontificate?

3rd person don't they pontificate? do they not pontificate?

Past I pontificated

Positive I pontificated

Singular

1st person I pontificated

2nd person you pontificated

3rd person he/she/it pontificated

Plural

1st person we pontificated

2nd person you pontificated

3rd person they pontificated

Negative I didn't pontificate

Singular

1st person I didn't pontificate I did not pontificate

2nd person you didn't pontificate you did not pontificate

3rd person he/she/it didn't pontificate he/she/it did not pontificate

Plural

1st person we didn't pontificate we did not pontificate

2nd person you didn't pontificate you did not pontificate

3rd person they didn't pontificate they did not pontificate

Question did I pontificate?

Singular

1st person did I pontificate?

2nd person did you pontificate?

3rd person did he/she/it pontificate?

Plural

1st person did we pontificate?

2nd person did you pontificate?

3rd person did they pontificate?

Negative question didn't I pontificate?

Singular

1st person didn't I pontificate? did I not pontificate?

2nd person didn't you pontificate? did you not pontificate?

3rd person didn't he/she/it pontificate? did he/she/it not pontificate?

Plural

1st person didn't we pontificate? did we not pontificate?

2nd person didn't you pontificate? did you not pontificate?

3rd person didn't they pontificate? did they not pontificate?

Future I'll pontificate

Positive I'll pontificate

Singular

1st person I'll pontificate I will pontificate

2nd person you'll pontificate you will pontificate

3rd person he/she/it'll pontificate he/she/it will pontificate

Plural

1st person we'll pontificate we will pontificate

2nd person you'll pontificate you will pontificate

3rd person they'll pontificate they will pontificate

Negative I won't pontificate

Singular

1st person I won't pontificate I will not pontificate

2nd person you won't pontificate you will not pontificate

3rd person he/she/it won't pontificate he/she/it will not pontificate

Plural

1st person we won't pontificate we will not pontificate

2nd person you won't pontificate you will not pontificate

3rd person they won't pontificate they will not pontificate

Question will I pontificate?

Singular

1st person will I pontificate?

2nd person will you pontificate?

3rd person will he/she/it pontificate?

Plural

1st person will we pontificate?

2nd person will you pontificate?

3rd person will they pontificate?

Negative question won't I pontificate?

Singular

1st person won't I pontificate? will I not pontificate?

2nd person won't you pontificate? will you not pontificate?

3rd person won't he/she/it pontificate? will he/she/it not pontificate?

Plural

1st person won't we pontificate? will we not pontificate?

2nd person won't you pontificate? will you not pontificate?

3rd person won't they pontificate? will they not pontificate?

Conditional I'd pontificate

Positive I'd pontificate

Singular

1st person I'd pontificate I would pontificate

2nd person you'd pontificate you would pontificate

3rd person he/she/it'd pontificate he/she/it would pontificate

Plural

1st person we'd pontificate we would pontificate

2nd person you'd pontificate you would pontificate

3rd person they'd pontificate they would pontificate

Negative I wouldn't pontificate

Singular

1st person I wouldn't pontificate I would not pontificate

2nd person you wouldn't pontificate you would not pontificate

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't pontificate he/she/it would not pontificate

Plural

1st person we wouldn't pontificate we would not pontificate

2nd person you wouldn't pontificate you would not pontificate

3rd person they wouldn't pontificate they would not pontificate

Question would I pontificate?

Singular

1st person would I pontificate?

2nd person would you pontificate?

3rd person would he/she/it pontificate?

Plural

1st person would we pontificate?

2nd person would you pontificate?

3rd person would they pontificate?

Negative question wouldn't I pontificate?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I pontificate? would I not pontificate?

2nd person wouldn't you pontificate? would you not pontificate?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it pontificate? would he/she/it not pontificate?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we pontificate? would we not pontificate?

2nd person wouldn't you pontificate? would you not pontificate?

3rd person wouldn't they pontificate? would they not pontificate?

Present continuous I'm pontificating

Positive I'm pontificating

Singular

1st person I'm pontificating I am pontificating

2nd person you're pontificating you are pontificating

3rd person he/she/it's pontificating he/she/it is pontificating

Plural

1st person we're pontificating we are pontificating

2nd person you're pontificating you are pontificating

3rd person they're pontificating they are pontificating

Negative I'm not pontificating

Singular

1st person I'm not pontificating I am not pontificating

2nd person you aren't pontificating you're not pontificating you are not pontificating

3rd person he/she/it isn't pontificating he/she/it's not pontificating he/she/it is not pontificating

Plural

1st person we aren't pontificating we're not pontificating we are not pontificating

2nd person you aren't pontificating you're not pontificating you are not pontificating

3rd person they aren't pontificating they're not pontificating they are not pontificating

Question am I pontificating?

Singular

1st person am I pontificating?

2nd person are you pontificating?

3rd person is he/she/it pontificating?

Plural

1st person are we pontificating?

2nd person are you pontificating?

3rd person are they pontificating?

Negative question aren't I pontificating?

Singular

1st person aren't I pontificating? am I not pontificating?

2nd person aren't you pontificating? are you not pontificating?

3rd person isn't he/she/it pontificating? is he/she/it not pontificating?

Plural

1st person aren't we pontificating? are we not pontificating?

2nd person aren't you pontificating? are you not pontificating?

3rd person aren't they pontificating? are they not pontificating?

Past continuous I was pontificating

Positive I was pontificating

Singular

1st person I was pontificating

2nd person you were pontificating

3rd person he/she/it was pontificating

Plural

1st person we were pontificating

2nd person you were pontificating

3rd person they were pontificating

Negative I wasn't pontificating

Singular

1st person I wasn't pontificating I was not pontificating

2nd person you weren't pontificating you were not pontificating

3rd person he/she/it wasn't pontificating he/she/it was not pontificating

Plural

1st person we weren't pontificating we were not pontificating

2nd person you weren't pontificating you were not pontificating

3rd person they weren't pontificating they were not pontificating

Question was I pontificating?

Singular

1st person was I pontificating?

2nd person were you pontificating?

3rd person was he/she/it pontificating?

Plural

1st person were we pontificating?

2nd person were you pontificating?

3rd person were they pontificating?

Negative question wasn't I pontificating?

Singular

1st person wasn't I pontificating? was I not pontificating?

2nd person weren't you pontificating? were you not pontificating?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it pontificating? was he/she/it not pontificating?

Plural

1st person weren't we pontificating? were we not pontificating?

2nd person weren't you pontificating? were you not pontificating?

3rd person weren't they pontificating? were they not pontificating?

Future continuous I'll be pontificating

Positive I'll be pontificating

Singular

1st person I'll be pontificating I will be pontificating

2nd person you'll be pontificating you will be pontificating

3rd person he/she/it'll be pontificating he/she/it will be pontificating

Plural

1st person we'll be pontificating we will be pontificating

2nd person you'll be pontificating you will be pontificating

3rd person they'll be pontificating they will be pontificating

Negative I won't be pontificating

Singular

1st person I won't be pontificating I will not be pontificating

2nd person you won't be pontificating you will not be pontificating

3rd person he/she/it won't be pontificating he/she/it will not be pontificating

Plural

1st person we won't be pontificating we will not be pontificating

2nd person you won't be pontificating you will not be pontificating

3rd person they won't be pontificating they will not be pontificating

Question will I be pontificating?

Singular

1st person will I be pontificating?

2nd person will you be pontificating?

3rd person will he/she/it be pontificating?

Plural

1st person will we be pontificating?

2nd person will you be pontificating?

3rd person will they be pontificating?

Negative question won't I be pontificating?

Singular

1st person won't I be pontificating? will I not be pontificating?

2nd person won't you be pontificating? will you not be pontificating?

3rd person won't he/she/it be pontificating? will he/she/it not be pontificating?

Plural

1st person won't we be pontificating? will we not be pontificating?

2nd person won't you be pontificating? will you not be pontificating?

3rd person won't they be pontificating? will they not be pontificating?

Conditional continuous I'd be pontificating

Positive I'd be pontificating

Singular

1st person I'd be pontificating I would be pontificating

2nd person you'd be pontificating you would be pontificating

3rd person he/she/it'd be pontificating he/she/it would be pontificating

Plural

1st person we'd be pontificating we would be pontificating

2nd person you'd be pontificating you would be pontificating

3rd person they'd be pontificating they would be pontificating

Negative I wouldn't be pontificating

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be pontificating I would not be pontificating

2nd person you wouldn't be pontificating you would not be pontificating

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be pontificating he/she/it would not be pontificating

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be pontificating we would not be pontificating

2nd person you wouldn't be pontificating you would not be pontificating

3rd person they wouldn't be pontificating they would not be pontificating

Question would I be pontificating?

Singular

1st person would I be pontificating?

2nd person would you be pontificating?

3rd person would he/she/it be pontificating?

Plural

1st person would we be pontificating?

2nd person would you be pontificating?

3rd person would they be pontificating?

Negative question wouldn't I be pontificating?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be pontificating? would I not be pontificating?

2nd person wouldn't you be pontificating? would you not be pontificating?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be pontificating? would he/she/it not be pontificating?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be pontificating? would we not be pontificating?

2nd person wouldn't you be pontificating? would you not be pontificating?

3rd person wouldn't they be pontificating? would they not be pontificating?

Present perfect I've pontificated

Positive I've pontificated

Singular

1st person I've pontificated I have pontificated

2nd person you've pontificated you have pontificated

3rd person he/she/it's pontificated he/she/it has pontificated

Plural

1st person we've pontificated we have pontificated

2nd person you've pontificated you have pontificated

3rd person they've pontificated they have pontificated

Negative I haven't pontificated

Singular

1st person I haven't pontificated I have not pontificated

2nd person you haven't pontificated you have not pontificated

3rd person he/she/it hasn't pontificated he/she/it has not pontificated

Plural

1st person we haven't pontificated we have not pontificated

2nd person you haven't pontificated you have not pontificated

3rd person they haven't pontificated they have not pontificated

Question have I pontificated?

Singular

1st person have I pontificated?

2nd person have you pontificated?

3rd person has he/she/it pontificated?

Plural

1st person have we pontificated?

2nd person have you pontificated?

3rd person have they pontificated?

Negative question haven't I pontificated?

Singular

1st person haven't I pontificated? have I not pontificated?

2nd person haven't you pontificated? have you not pontificated?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it pontificated? has he/she/it not pontificated?

Plural

1st person haven't we pontificated? have we not pontificated?

2nd person haven't you pontificated? have you not pontificated?

3rd person haven't they pontificated? have they not pontificated?

Past perfect I had pontificated

Positive I had pontificated

Singular

1st person I had pontificated

2nd person you had pontificated

3rd person he/she/it had pontificated

Plural

1st person we had pontificated

2nd person you had pontificated

3rd person they had pontificated

Negative I hadn't pontificated

Singular

1st person I hadn't pontificated I had not pontificated

2nd person you hadn't pontificated you had not pontificated

3rd person he/she/it hadn't pontificated he/she/it had not pontificated

Plural

1st person we hadn't pontificated we had not pontificated

2nd person you hadn't pontificated you had not pontificated

3rd person they hadn't pontificated they had not pontificated

Question had I pontificated?

Singular

1st person had I pontificated?

2nd person had you pontificated?

3rd person had he/she/it pontificated?

Plural

1st person had we pontificated?

2nd person had you pontificated?

3rd person had they pontificated?

Negative question hadn't I pontificated?

Singular

1st person hadn't I pontificated? had I not pontificated?

2nd person hadn't you pontificated? had you not pontificated?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it pontificated? had he/she/it not pontificated?

Plural

1st person hadn't we pontificated? had we not pontificated?

2nd person hadn't you pontificated? had you not pontificated?

3rd person hadn't they pontificated? had they not pontificated?

Future perfect I'll have pontificated

Positive I'll have pontificated

Singular

1st person I'll have pontificated I will have pontificated

2nd person you'll have pontificated you will have pontificated

3rd person he/she/it'll have pontificated he/she/it will have pontificated

Plural

1st person we'll have pontificated we will have pontificated

2nd person you'll have pontificated you will have pontificated

3rd person they'll have pontificated they will have pontificated

Negative I won't have pontificated

Singular

1st person I won't have pontificated I will not have pontificated

2nd person you won't have pontificated you will not have pontificated

3rd person he/she/it won't have pontificated he/she/it will not have pontificated

Plural

1st person we won't have pontificated we will not have pontificated

2nd person you won't have pontificated you will not have pontificated

3rd person they won't have pontificated they will not have pontificated

Question +'ll I have pontificated?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have pontificated? will I have pontificated?

2nd person +'ll you have pontificated? will you have pontificated?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have pontificated? will he/she/it have pontificated?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have pontificated? will we have pontificated?

2nd person +'ll you have pontificated? will you have pontificated?

3rd person +'ll they have pontificated? will they have pontificated?

Negative question won't I have pontificated?

Singular

1st person won't I have pontificated? will I not have pontificated?

2nd person won't you have pontificated? will you not have pontificated?

3rd person won't he/she/it have pontificated? will he/she/it not have pontificated?

Plural

1st person won't we have pontificated? will we not have pontificated?

2nd person won't you have pontificated? will you not have pontificated?

3rd person won't they have pontificated? will they not have pontificated?

Conditional perfect I'd have pontificated

Positive I'd have pontificated

Singular

1st person I'd have pontificated I would have pontificated

2nd person you'd have pontificated you would have pontificated

3rd person he/she/it'd have pontificated he/she/it would have pontificated

Plural

1st person we'd have pontificated we would have pontificated

2nd person you'd have pontificated you would have pontificated

3rd person they'd have pontificated they would have pontificated

Negative I wouldn't have pontificated

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have pontificated I would not have pontificated

2nd person you wouldn't have pontificated you would not have pontificated

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have pontificated he/she/it would not have pontificated

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have pontificated we would not have pontificated

2nd person you wouldn't have pontificated you would not have pontificated

3rd person they wouldn't have pontificated they would not have pontificated

Question would I have pontificated?

Singular

1st person would I have pontificated?

2nd person would you have pontificated?

3rd person would he/she/it have pontificated?

Plural

1st person would we have pontificated?

2nd person would you have pontificated?

3rd person would they have pontificated?

Negative question wouldn't I have pontificated?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have pontificated? would I not have pontificated?

2nd person wouldn't you have pontificated? would you not have pontificated?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have pontificated? would he/she/it not have pontificated?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have pontificated? would we not have pontificated?

2nd person wouldn't you have pontificated? would you not have pontificated?

3rd person wouldn't they have pontificated? would they not have pontificated?

Imperative pontificate!

Positive

you pontificate!

we let's pontificate!

Negative

you don't pontificate!

we let's not pontificate!