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respues

respues is the third-person singular simple present indicative of respue.

Meaning of respue

Verb

respue (third-person singular simple present respues, present participle respuing, simple past and past participle respued)

  1. (formal, obsolete, rare, transitive) To reject.
    • […] teaching him to respue this effeminate style of versification.1824, Spirit of the English Magazines, page 362

Questions about respues

What is respues the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Respues is the third-person singular simple present indicative of respue.

Words near respues in the dictionary

  1. respuated
  2. respuates
  3. respuating
  4. respue
  5. respued
  6. respues
  7. respuing
  8. respule
  9. respules
  10. respun
  11. resputter

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