paper the house in English

Forms: papers the house [present, singular, third-person], papering the house [participle, present], papered the house [participle, past], papered the house [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} paper the house (third-person singular simple present papers the house, present participle papering the house, simple past and past participle papered the house)

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    {
      "form": "papers the house",
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    },
    {
      "form": "papering the house",
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    },
    {
      "form": "papered the house",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papered the house",
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        "To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience."
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        "(slang, dated) To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience."
      ],
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      ],
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        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paper the house"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "papers the house",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papering the house",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papered the house",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papered the house",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "English lemmas",
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        "To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience."
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        "(slang, dated) To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience."
      ],
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          "word": "paper"
        }
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}

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"paper the house" meaning in English

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