verb conjugation

[Anonymous]

I am having trouble conjugating the word cost in present perfect tense, future tense, and past perfect tense in first, second, and third person. Please help.

 

[gwendolinest]

The present perfect tense is “has cost” in the third person singular and “have cost” for the other declensions. The past perfect tense is “had cost”.

The future is “will cost”. However, some authors still prefer to use “shall” with the first person (“I/we shall cost”).

I don’t think there is such a word “costed”. Is there? I have looked up three dictionaries and can’t find it in any of them.

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[Tdol]

Cost as a regular verb is used in the sense of working out how much something will be. Builders 'cost up' jobs when they prepare an estimate and they us -ed in the past and for the past participle. That's where I've heard it used. :shock:

 

[Tdol]

Cost as a regular verb is used in the sense of working out how much something will be. Builders 'cost up' jobs when they prepare an estimate and they us -ed in the past and for the past participle. That's where I've heard it used. :shock:

 

[gwendolinest]

Yes, I was sure I had heard the word “costed” before. But it’s not in my dictionaries.

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[Tdol]

I've only heard it from friends in the building trade. 8)

 

[Tdol]

I've only heard it from friends in the building trade. 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, I was sure I had heard the word “costed” before. But it’s not in my dictionaries.

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I've heard "costed report" before.

As in "Can you print out a costed report for me?"

This would fall into the purchasing and materials department of a company.

 

[gwendolinest]

Yes, I was sure I had heard the word “costed” before. But it’s not in my dictionaries.

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I've heard "costed report" before.

As in "Can you print out a costed report for me."

This would fall into the purchasing and materials department of a company.

Thanks!

D)

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, I was sure I had heard the word “costed” before. But it’s not in my dictionaries.

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I've heard "costed report" before.

As in "Can you print out a costed report for me?"

This would fall into the purchasing and materials department of a company.

Thanks!

D)

You're quite welcome. Here's a specific example.

"Costed Bill of Materials Report generates a breakdown of all assemblies, subassemblies, labor, and other component costs."

http://appgen.com/linux_accounting/bill_materials.html

You should find that statement about halfway down the page.

:halfrobo: 8)

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, I was sure I had heard the word “costed” before. But it’s not in my dictionaries.

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Here is an entry from Webster's Third (unabridged):

Main Entry:3cost
Pronunciation:*
Function:verb
Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s Etymologyrobably from 1cost

transitive verb : to estimate or figure on the cost of *some colleges try to cost menus before they use them College and University Business*
intransitive verb : to estimate or figure on costs *standardize costing in an industry*

 

[gwendolinest]

Hmm … I’m beginning to wonder if “costed” is more common in AE than in BE. The three dictionaries I looked up, which didn’t have that word, are all BE dictionaries.

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[Anonymous]

Hmm … I’m beginning to wonder if “costed” is more common in AE than in BE. The three dictionaries I looked up, which didn’t have that word, are all BE dictionaries.

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I'd say it's most likely an American invention.

It does, however, appear in The Cambridge Dictionary of International English as well as The Cambridge Dictionary of American English. Of course, it also appears in Webster's Dictionary as a transitive verb with "costed" as the past tense. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=cost*1+0

cost
verb [T]
To cost something is to calculate its future cost.
How carefully did you cost the materials for the new fence and gate?


From Webster's Dictionary:

2 : to require effort, suffering, or loss
transitive senses
1 : to have a price of
2 : to cause to pay, suffer, or lose something <frequent absences cost him his job>
3 past cost·ed : to estimate or set the cost of -- often used with out
Has your scheme been properly costed (out)? [T/M]

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8) :shock:

 

[gwendolinest]

I always use OneLook if I need to be sure I'm getting the whole story. http://www.onelook.com/

Then I’ll use OneLook as well next time!

mrgreen