finger
verb/ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/
/ˈfɪŋɡər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they finger | /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/ /ˈfɪŋɡər/ |
| he / she / it fingers | /ˈfɪŋɡəz/ /ˈfɪŋɡərz/ |
| past simple fingered | /ˈfɪŋɡəd/ /ˈfɪŋɡərd/ |
| past participle fingered | /ˈfɪŋɡəd/ /ˈfɪŋɡərd/ |
| -ing form fingering | /ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ/ /ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ/ |
- finger something to touch or feel something with your fingers
- Gary sat fingering his beard, saying nothing.
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- finger somebody (for something) | finger somebody (as something) (informal, especially North American English) to accuse somebody of doing something illegal and tell the police about it
- Who fingered him for the burglaries?
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger.
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