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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 ?
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.
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."
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.
Speer was hired as a personal bodyguard to Kimberly in 1993 and shadowed her for two-and-a-half years.
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.
Speer striding in to 'The Trout' to confer with Donitz.
I have every Speer manual starting with #5 printed in 1962.
Speer Gold Dot duty and training rounds have a 20-year history supporting more than 35,000 NYPD officers who protect and serve their communities," said Speer Ammunition President Jason Vanderbrink.
It was the year I acquired an option for the film rights to Albert Speer's memoir.
For my handloads I used Speer 170-grain bullets at a velocity not quite as fast as the Federal load.
Director Scott Speer says casting actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick in Midnight Sun was a "wonderful surprise".
The State Bank of Speer has merged with Morton Community Bank.