Information about the word stir (English → Esperanto: instigi)

Synonyms: encourage, impel, instigate, spur on, urge, prod, prompt, abet, whip up

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/stɜː*/
Hyphenationstir
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑑𐑻
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐻𐐲𐑉

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) stir(I) stirred
(thou) stirrest(thou) stirredst
(he) stirs, stirreth(he) stirred
(we) stir(we) stirred
(you) stir(you) stirred
(they) stir(they) stirred
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) stir (I) stirred
(thou) stir(thou) stirred
(he) stir(he) stirred
(we) stir(we) stirred
(you) stir(you) stirred
(they) stir(they) stirred
Imperative mood
stir
Participles
Present participlePast participle
stirringstirred

Usage samples

Putting territory outside of Chechnya under the control of Kadyrov’s forces may stir local resentment and is certainly not a reasonable solution given what just happened with another private militia.

Translations

Catalaninstigar
Dutchaansporen; aanvuren; aanwakkeren; opwekken; zwepen; opzetten; opzwepen
Esperantoinstigi
Faeroeseeggja til; elva
Finnishyllyttää
Frenchinciter; pousser à
Germananspornen; antreiben; aufhetzen; herausfordern; ankurbeln; anreizen; anstacheln; ermuntern; anstiften; anzetteln
Portugueseimpelir; incitar; instigar
Romanianațâța; instiga; provoca
Saterland Frisianandrieuwe; aphisje; apiewerje; hääruutfoarderje
Spanishinstigar
Thaiชวน; ชักชวน
West Frisianoanfiterje; oanfjurje; oanhysje; oantrune; oantrúnje; oanwakkerje