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congrue

congrue verb: to agree; to be suitable.

Verb

congrue (third-person singular simple present congrues, present participle congruing, simple past and past participle congrued)

  1. (obsolete) To agree; to be suitable.
    • Thou mayst not coldly set
      Our sovereign process; which imports at full,
      By letters congruing to that effect,
      The present death of Hamlet.c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene III

Forms of congrue

third-person singular presentcongrues
present participlecongruing
past participlecongrued
pastcongrued

Origin of congrue

From Latin congruere. See congruous.

Questions about congrue

What does congrue mean?
Congrue means to agree; to be suitable.
What part of speech is congrue?
Congrue is a verb.
What is the past tense of congrue?
The past tense of congrue is congrued.

Words near congrue in the dictionary

  1. congrids
  2. congroid
  3. congroids
  4. Congrove
  5. Congroves
  6. congrue
  7. congrued
  8. congruence
  9. congruence class
  10. congruence classes
  11. congruences

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