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Gird means to encircle or prepare for action. Biblical/literary. Irregular: gird-girded/girt-girded/girt.
Meanings
- To encircle with belt
- To surround
- To prepare for action
Common Collocations
gird your loins
gird for battle
gird oneself
girded with
girt about
Tip for Learners
Gird your loins = prepare for difficult task (biblical origin: tucking robes into belt for action). Both
girded and girt work as past tense. Archaic but "gird your loins" is still used.Present Simple
| I | gird |
| you | gird |
| he/she/it | girds |
| we | gird |
| they | gird |
Examples - Present Simple
- I gird myself with determination.
- You gird your loins for battle.
- She girds the trunk with strong rope.
- We gird the gate with iron bands.
- They gird the wall with defensive stones.
Present Continuous
| I | am girding |
| you | are girding |
| he/she/it | is girding |
| we | are girding |
| they | are girding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am girding myself for the challenge.
- You are girding your loins.
- He is girding the tree trunk.
- We are girding the fortress walls.
- They are girding the city for defense.
Present Perfect
| I | have girt |
| you | have girt |
| he/she/it | has girt |
| we | have girt |
| they | have girt |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have girded myself mentally.
- You have girded the trunk securely.
- The soldiers have girded for war.
- We have girded the walls completely.
- They have girded themselves with courage.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been girding |
| you | have been girding |
| he/she/it | has been girding |
| we | have been girding |
| they | have been girding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been girding myself all morning.
- You have been girding the tree.
- She has been girding the structure.
- We have been girding the perimeter.
- They have been girding for conflict.
Past Simple
| I | girded |
| you | girded |
| he/she/it | girded |
| we | girded |
| they | girded |
Examples - Past Simple
- I girded myself mentally.
- You girded the trunk with rope.
- The knights girded for battle.
- We girded the walls.
- They girded themselves with weapons.
Past Continuous
| I | was girding |
| you | were girding |
| he/she/it | was girding |
| we | were girding |
| they | were girding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was girding myself nervously.
- You were girding the tree trunk.
- She was girding the fortress.
- We were girding the structure.
- They were girding for attack.
Past Perfect
| I | had girt |
| you | had girt |
| he/she/it | had girt |
| we | had girt |
| they | had girt |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had girded myself before speaking.
- You had girded the trunk previously.
- The army had girded completely.
- We had girded the walls.
- They had girded themselves beforehand.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been girding |
| you | had been girding |
| he/she/it | had been girding |
| we | had been girding |
| they | had been girding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been girding myself mentally.
- You had been girding the structure.
- He had been girding for battle.
- We had been girding the perimeter.
- They had been girding continuously.
Future Simple
| I | will gird |
| you | will gird |
| he/she/it | will gird |
| we | will gird |
| they | will gird |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will gird myself for action.
- You will gird your loins.
- She will gird the trunk.
- We will gird the structure.
- They will gird for battle.
Future Continuous
| I | will be girding |
| you | will be girding |
| he/she/it | will be girding |
| we | will be girding |
| they | will be girding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be girding myself mentally.
- You will be girding the tree.
- He will be girding the fortress.
- We will be girding the walls.
- They will be girding for defense.
Future Perfect
| I | will have girt |
| you | will have girt |
| he/she/it | will have girt |
| we | will have girt |
| they | will have girt |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have girded myself completely.
- You will have girded the trunk.
- She will have girded the structure.
- We will have girded the walls.
- They will have girded themselves.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been girding |
| you | will have been girding |
| he/she/it | will have been girding |
| we | will have been girding |
| they | will have been girding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been girding myself.
- You will have been girding structures.
- He will have been girding for action.
- We will have been girding fortifications.
- They will have been girding defenses.