lord
verb/lɔːd/
/lɔːrd/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they lord | /lɔːd/ /lɔːrd/ |
| he / she / it lords | /lɔːdz/ /lɔːrdz/ |
| past simple lorded | /ˈlɔːdɪd/ /ˈlɔːrdɪd/ |
| past participle lorded | /ˈlɔːdɪd/ /ˈlɔːrdɪd/ |
| -ing form lording | /ˈlɔːdɪŋ/ /ˈlɔːrdɪŋ/ |
Idioms
See lord in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarylord it over somebody
- (disapproving) to act as if you are better or more important than somebody
- A good manager does not try to lord it over his or her team.
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