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verb · irregular · intransitive · common

easter

easter · easters · eastered · eastering

To move toward the eastTo move toward the east.

Recorded US: Neskaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

UK/ˈiː.stə/US/ˈi.stəɹ/

Meaning

1 senses

To move toward the east.

Origin

From Old English eastera, eastra. Compare norther, souther, wester.

From Old English eastera, eastra. Compare norther, souther, wester.

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Forms

easters, eastering, eastered, eastered

irregular

Base form	easter · to easter
3rd person singular	easters
Present participle	eastering
Past simple	eastered
Past participle	eastered

Tenses

easter · eastered · will easter · have eastered

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	easter
he, she, it	easters

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have eastered
he, she, it	has eastered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will easter

Past simpleLesson

all persons

eastered

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

easilyA2 eastA2 easterly easternB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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