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Speer

 (spîr, shpâr), Albert 1905-1981.
German architect and Nazi politician. He was Hitler's personal architect (1934-1945) and minister of armaments (1942-1945).
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speer

or speir

(spɪər)

v.i., v.t.
Scot. to ask; inquire.
[before 900]
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speer


Past participle: speered
Gerund: speering

Imperative
speer
speer
Present
I speer
you speer
he/she/it speers
we speer
you speer
they speer
Preterite
I speered
you speered
he/she/it speered
we speered
you speered
they speered
Present Continuous
I am speering
you are speering
he/she/it is speering
we are speering
you are speering
they are speering
Present Perfect
I have speered
you have speered
he/she/it has speered
we have speered
you have speered
they have speered
Past Continuous
I was speering
you were speering
he/she/it was speering
we were speering
you were speering
they were speering
Past Perfect
I had speered
you had speered
he/she/it had speered
we had speered
you had speered
they had speered
Future
I will speer
you will speer
he/she/it will speer
we will speer
you will speer
they will speer
Future Perfect
I will have speered
you will have speered
he/she/it will have speered
we will have speered
you will have speered
they will have speered
Future Continuous
I will be speering
you will be speering
he/she/it will be speering
we will be speering
you will be speering
they will be speering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been speering
you have been speering
he/she/it has been speering
we have been speering
you have been speering
they have been speering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been speering
you will have been speering
he/she/it will have been speering
we will have been speering
you will have been speering
they will have been speering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been speering
you had been speering
he/she/it had been speering
we had been speering
you had been speering
they had been speering
Conditional
I would speer
you would speer
he/she/it would speer
we would speer
you would speer
they would speer
Past Conditional
I would have speered
you would have speered
he/she/it would have speered
we would have speered
you would have speered
they would have speered
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References in classic literature ?
Here am I on my road to Duror on the job ye ken; and here is a young lad starts up out of the bracken, and speers if I am on the way to Aucharn."
I had seen them speer at the fellow, and put out their twa fingers when they saw him, to guard them against the evil eye.
Turning west a little, he speered for the green hills of Kulu, and sought Kailung under the glaciers.'For thither came I in the old, old days.
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The Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois took both halves of last Saturday's doubleheader against the Aussie Peppers of Minnesota at Caswell Park, with home runs from Holly Speers and Jennifer Gilbert powering the Wild to 3-1 and 4-1 wins in the day's games.
Teekay LNG Partners (TGP) announced today that Brody Speers, the current CFO of Teekay Gas Group Ltd., a management services company that provides services to the Partnership and its subsidiaries, has been appointed as Vice President, Corporate Finance, of Teekay Shipping Ltd.
That Speers was killed while serving his country is indeed a tragic loss.
People liked the cars, "but what they really liked was buying cars from John Sheppard, because he treated them with dignity and respect," said Phil Speers, who worked with Sheppard for 11 years before acquiring the dealership in 2010.
Gary Speers, 52, made his first appearance yesterday at Flintshire magistrates' court at Mold.
Implanet, a French medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants, has nominated Paula Ness Speers as a new advisor to the board of directors.