Synonyms: ruin, wreck
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈstɹɔɪ̯/ |
| Hyphenation | de·stroy |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑶 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐱𐐮 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) destroy | (I) destroyed |
| (thou) destroyest | (thou) destroyedst |
| (he) destroys, destroyeth | (he) destroyed |
| (we) destroy | (we) destroyed |
| (you) destroy | (you) destroyed |
| (they) destroy | (they) destroyed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) destroy | (I) destroyed |
| (thou) destroy | (thou) destroyed |
| (he) destroy | (he) destroyed |
| (we) destroy | (we) destroyed |
| (you) destroy | (you) destroyed |
| (they) destroy | (they) destroyed |
| Imperative mood | |
| destroy | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| destroying | destroyed |
| Dutch | te gronde richten |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | pereigi |
| French | abaisser; abîmer |
| German | umbringen; verderben |
| Saterland Frisian | uumebrange; ferdierwe; fernäile |
| West Frisian | ferdjerre |