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circus

/ˈsɝkəs/ verb C2
  1. To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus.

He/she/it circuses · Past circused · Past participle circused · -ing form circusing

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Verb forms

Base form
circus
He/she/it
circuses
Past
circused
Past participle
circused
-ing form
circusing

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“A man who goes up in a balloon on circus day, so as to draw a crowd of people together and get them to pay to see the circus,” he explained.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 108 · B2
I’d much rather go back to Kansas with you and be in a circus again.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 117 · B2
At the great circus on the green;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 1 · C1
If it please you, she went to the circus last night along with——”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 50 · B2

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