taper

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[edit] English

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[edit] Homophones

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English tapor ‘candle’, apparently from Latin papyrus ‘papyrus’, later ‘wick of a candle’.

[edit] Noun

Singular
taper

Plural
tapers

taper (plural tapers)

  1. A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
  2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
    The legs of the table had a slight taper to them.

[edit] Translations
slender wax candle
tapering form

[edit] Adjective

taper (not comparable)

Positive
taper

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; as, taper fingers.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to taper

Third person singular
tapers

Simple past
tapered

Past participle
tapered

Present participle
tapering

to taper (third-person singular simple present tapers, present participle tapering, simple past and past participle tapered)

  1. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
  2. (intransitive) To diminish gradually.

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[edit] Translations
make thinner or narrower
to dimish gradually

[edit] Etymology 2

From tape.

[edit] Noun

Singular
taper

Plural
tapers

taper (plural tapers)

  1. (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
  2. Someone who works with tape or tapes.

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

taper

  1. to slap, knock
  2. to type (use a keyboard or typewriter)

[edit] Conjugation

   Conjugation of taper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive taper avoir tapé
gerund en tapant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle tapant
past participle tapé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present tape tapes tape tapons tapez tapent
imperfect tapais tapais tapait tapions tapiez tapaient
past historic tapai tapas tapa tapâmes tapâtes tapèrent
future taperai taperas tapera taperons taperez taperont
conditional taperais taperais taperait taperions taperiez taperaient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present tape tapes tape tapions tapiez tapent
imperfect tapasse tapasses tapât tapassions tapassiez tapassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— tape — tapons tapez —

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Noun

taper

  1. a loser

[edit] Inflection

    Declension of taper in Bokmål
Genitive
Indefinite singluar taper tapers
Definite singluar taperen taperens
Indefinite plural tapere taperes
Definite plural taperne tapernes


[edit] Related terms

[edit] Noun

taper

  1. Indefinite plural of tape

[edit] Verb

taper

  1. Present tense of tape (to lose)
  2. (archaic) present tense of tape (to tape)

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Verb

taper

  1. present tense of tape (to lose)
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