sheathe the sword in English

Forms: sheathes the sword [present, singular, third-person], sheathing the sword [participle, present], sheathed the sword [participle, past], sheathed the sword [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sheathe the sword (third-person singular simple present sheathes the sword, present participle sheathing the sword, simple past and past participle sheathed the sword)

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    {
      "form": "sheathes the sword",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sheathing the sword",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sheathed the sword",
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    },
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      "form": "sheathed the sword",
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          "ref": "1777, John Wilkes, The Conquest of the Americans",
          "text": "My wish and hope, therefore, is, that it will be rejected by this House; and that another, dutiful yet decent, manly address, will be presented to his majesty, praying that he would sheathe the sword, prevent the further effusion of the blood of our fellow subjects, and adopt some mode of negotiation with the general Congress, in compliance with their repeated petition, thereby restoring peace and harmony to this distracted empire.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To end a battle; to make peace."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To end a battle; to make peace."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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  ],
  "word": "sheathe the sword"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheathes the sword",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheathing the sword",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheathed the sword",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheathed the sword",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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          "ref": "1777, John Wilkes, The Conquest of the Americans",
          "text": "My wish and hope, therefore, is, that it will be rejected by this House; and that another, dutiful yet decent, manly address, will be presented to his majesty, praying that he would sheathe the sword, prevent the further effusion of the blood of our fellow subjects, and adopt some mode of negotiation with the general Congress, in compliance with their repeated petition, thereby restoring peace and harmony to this distracted empire.",
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        "To end a battle; to make peace."
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        "(idiomatic) To end a battle; to make peace."
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"sheathe the sword" meaning in English

Verb