encamp
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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have encampedperfect
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has encampedperfect 3rd person singular
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am encampingprogressive 1st person singular
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are encampingprogressive
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is encampingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been encampingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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encampingparticiple
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have been encampingperfect progressive
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encampssingular 3rd person
Past
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had encampedperfect
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were encampingprogressive plural
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had been encampingperfect progressive
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was encampingprogressive singular
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encampedparticiple
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encampedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of encamp
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Example Sentences
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Encamp at the edge of the sand-dunes, one-and-a-half miles from the mounds of Pelusium, walking to them over the mud, which sometimes will not bear the weight of a camel.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Encamp, en-kamp′, v.t. to form into a camp.—v.i. to pitch tents: to halt on a march.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Encamp at the mouth of the river of the mountain.
From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Mackenzie, Alexander
Do it in this way: Encamp with your faithful adherents in our vicinity, and wait and see what complaints reach you here.
From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil
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