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sire

/saɪə(ɹ)/ verb C2
  1. To father; to beget. (transitive)
  2. To turn (another person) into a vampire. (transitive)

He/she/it sires · Past sired · Past participle sired · -ing form siring

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Verb forms

Base form
sire
He/she/it
sires
Past
sired
Past participle
sired
-ing form
siring

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Farewell, O brother, sister, sire!
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
He had not yet taken the measure of this sire of his, who was as full of unexpectednesses as a girl at her first party.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 9 · C1
“That I am exceedingly disquieted, sire.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 88 · C1
“No, sire, for that would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity; and with a king as full of foresight as your majesty, scarcity is not a thing to be feared.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 88 · C1

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