re·luct (rĭ-lŭkt′) intr.v. re·luct·ed ,
re·luct·ing ,
re·lucts Archaic To show reluctance or repugnance.
[Latin reluctārī : re- , re- + luctārī , to struggle .]
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reluct (rɪˈlʌkt ) vb (
intr )
1. (often foll by against ) to struggle or rebel
2. to object; show reluctance
[C16: from Latin reluctārī to resist, from re- + luctārī to struggle]
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re•luct (rɪˈlʌkt) v.i. to object; show reluctance.
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reluct Past participle: reluctedGerund: reluctingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I reluct you reluct he/she/it relucts we reluct you reluct they reluct
Preterite I relucted you relucted he/she/it relucted we relucted you relucted they relucted
Present Continuous I am relucting you are relucting he/she/it is relucting we are relucting you are relucting they are relucting
Present Perfect I have relucted you have relucted he/she/it has relucted we have relucted you have relucted they have relucted
Past Continuous I was relucting you were relucting he/she/it was relucting we were relucting you were relucting they were relucting
Past Perfect I had relucted you had relucted he/she/it had relucted we had relucted you had relucted they had relucted
Future I will reluct you will reluct he/she/it will reluct we will reluct you will reluct they will reluct
Future Perfect I will have relucted you will have relucted he/she/it will have relucted we will have relucted you will have relucted they will have relucted
Future Continuous I will be relucting you will be relucting he/she/it will be relucting we will be relucting you will be relucting they will be relucting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been relucting you have been relucting he/she/it has been relucting we have been relucting you have been relucting they have been relucting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been relucting you will have been relucting he/she/it will have been relucting we will have been relucting you will have been relucting they will have been relucting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been relucting you had been relucting he/she/it had been relucting we had been relucting you had been relucting they had been relucting
Conditional I would reluct you would reluct he/she/it would reluct we would reluct you would reluct they would reluct
Past Conditional I would have relucted you would have relucted he/she/it would have relucted we would have relucted you would have relucted they would have relucted
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