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A fireman's cap was pulled down across his eyes, and the fit and sag of his clothes whispered unmistakably of the sea.Une casquette de pompier lui cachait la moitié du visage et tout dans son accoutrement indiquait qu'il s'agissait d'un marin.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Her face, encircled with a handkerchief fastened under her bore an expression of abject stupidity, for drink had transformed it into a sottish mask, with colourless sagging Ups, and bleary blinking eyes.Son visage, entouré d’un mouchoir attaché sous le menton, avait une expression d’ignoble hébétement; la boisson en avait fait un masque crapuleux, aux lèvres décolorées et pendantes, aux yeux clignotants et rougis.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
When it is too slack, its curve sags into the trench and catches the rifles of passing men, and the ensnared ones struggle, and abuse the engineers who don't know how to fix up their threads.Quand il n’est pas assez tendu et que sa courbe plonge dans le creux, il accroche les fusils des hommes qui passent, et les hommes pris se débattent, et déblatèrent contre les téléphonistes qui ne savent jamais attacher leurs ficelles.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"Let's go on," says Joseph, with sagging shoulders, as he measures the hill with his eye—the last stage of his Gethsemane.– Allons-y, dit Joseph, les épaules fléchissantes, en mesurant de l’œil la côte, la dernière étape de son calvaire.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
For several days now we have all of us been sagging and growing old.Tous, depuis quelques jours, nous nous courbons et nous avons vieilli.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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Word forms
sag
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sagged |
Imperative | sag |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sagging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sagged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sag | we sag |
you sag | you sag |
he/she/it sags | they sag |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sagging | we are sagging |
you are sagging | you are sagging |
he/she/it is sagging | they are sagging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sagged | we have sagged |
you have sagged | you have sagged |
he/she/it has sagged | they have sagged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sagging | we have been sagging |
you have been sagging | you have been sagging |
he/she/it has been sagging | they have been sagging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sagged | we sagged |
you sagged | you sagged |
he/she/it sagged | they sagged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sagging | we were sagging |
you were sagging | you were sagging |
he/she/it was sagging | they were sagging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sagged | we had sagged |
you had sagged | you had sagged |
he/she/it had sagged | they had sagged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sagging | we had been sagging |
you had been sagging | you had been sagging |
he/she/it had been sagging | they had been sagging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sag | we shall/will sag |
you will sag | you will sag |
he/she/it will sag | they will sag |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sagging | we shall/will be sagging |
you will be sagging | you will be sagging |
he/she/it will be sagging | they will be sagging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sagged | we shall/will have sagged |
you will have sagged | you will have sagged |
he/she/it will have sagged | they will have sagged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sagging | we shall/will have been sagging |
you will have been sagging | you will have been sagging |
he/she/it will have been sagging | they will have been sagging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sag | we should/would sag |
you would sag | you would sag |
he/she/it would sag | they would sag |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sagging | we should/would be sagging |
you would be sagging | you would be sagging |
he/she/it would be sagging | they would be sagging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sagged | we should/would have sagged |
you would have sagged | you would have sagged |
he/she/it would have sagged | they would have sagged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sagging | we should/would have been sagging |
you would have been sagging | you would have been sagging |
he/she/it would have been sagging | they would have been sagging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sagged | we are sagged |
you are sagged | you are sagged |
he/she/it is sagged | they are sagged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sagged | we are being sagged |
you are being sagged | you are being sagged |
he/she/it is being sagged | they are being sagged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sagged | we have been sagged |
you have been sagged | you have been sagged |
he/she/it has been sagged | they have been sagged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sagged | we were sagged |
you were sagged | you were sagged |
he/she/it was sagged | they were sagged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sagged | we were being sagged |
you were being sagged | you were being sagged |
he/she/it was being sagged | they were being sagged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sagged | we had been sagged |
you had been sagged | you had been sagged |
he/she/it had been sagged | they had been sagged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sagged | we shall/will be sagged |
you will be sagged | you will be sagged |
he/she/it will be sagged | they will be sagged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sagged | we shall/will have been sagged |
you will have been sagged | you will have been sagged |
he/she/it will have been sagged | they will have been sagged |
sag
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sag | sags |
Possessive case | sag's | sags' |