Information about the word instil (English → Esperanto: semi)

Synonym: sow

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪnˈstɪl/
Hyphenationin·stil
Shavian alphabet𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤
Deseret alphabet𐐮𐑌𐑅𐐻𐐮𐑊

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) instill(I) instilled
(thou) instillest(thou) instilledst
(he) instills(he) instilled
(we) instill(we) instilled
(you) instill(you) instilled
(they) instill(they) instilled
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) instil (I) instilled
(thou) instill(thou) instilled
(he) instil(he) instilled
(we) instil(we) instilled
(you) instil(you) instilled
(they) instil(they) instilled
Imperative mood
instil
Participles
Present participlePast participle
instillinginstilled

Usage samples

Instilling fear is Putin’s way of ensuring internal cohesion and obedience, but it can go only that far.

Translations

Dutchzaaien
Esperantosemi