Information about the word skirt (English → Esperanto: eviti)

Synonym: duck

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/skɜːt/
Hyphenationskirt
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑒𐑻𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐿𐐲𐑉𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) skirt(I) skirted
(thou) skirtest(thou) skirtedst
(he) skirts, skirteth(he) skirted
(we) skirt(we) skirted
(you) skirt(you) skirted
(they) skirt(they) skirted
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) skirt (I) skirted
(thou) skirt(thou) skirted
(he) skirt(he) skirted
(we) skirt(we) skirted
(you) skirt(you) skirted
(they) skirt(they) skirted
Imperative mood
skirt
Participles
Present participlePast participle
skirtingskirted

Usage samples

Attorneys for the group argue that, among other things, Trump is skirting a federal law that requires congressional authorization to construct anything on federal land in Washington DC.

Translations

Afrikaansvryspring; vermy
Dutchontwijken
Esperantoeviti
Germanumgehen