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exasperate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexasperateex‧as‧pe‧rate /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt $ ɪɡˈzæ-/ verb [transitive] ANNOYto make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them It exasperates me to hear comments like that.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusexasperate• Labour, exasperated, broke the coalition.• Sometimes she exasperated herself with the stupid ideas she had.• His refusal to cooperate has exasperated his lawyers.Origin exasperate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of exasperare, from asper “rough”
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Verb table
exasperate
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theyexasperate
he, she, itexasperates
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyexasperated
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave exasperated
he, she, ithas exasperated
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad exasperated
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill exasperate
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have exasperated
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam exasperating
he, she, itis exasperating
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you, we, theyare exasperating
Past
I, he, she, itwas exasperating
you, we, theywere exasperating
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been exasperating
he, she, ithas been exasperating
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been exasperating
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be exasperating
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been exasperating
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