spear
verb/spɪə(r)/
/spɪr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spear | /spɪə(r)/ /spɪr/ |
| he / she / it spears | /spɪəz/ /spɪrz/ |
| past simple speared | /spɪəd/ /spɪrd/ |
| past participle speared | /spɪəd/ /spɪrd/ |
| -ing form spearing | /ˈspɪərɪŋ/ /ˈspɪrɪŋ/ |
- spear something/somebody to throw or push a spear or other pointed object through something/somebody
- They were standing in the river spearing fish.
- She speared an olive with her fork.
Word OriginOld English spere, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch speer and German Speer.
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