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so·lil·o·quize

 (sə-lĭl′ə-kwīz′)
intr. & tr.v. so·lil·o·quized, so·lil·o·quiz·ing, so·lil·o·quiz·es
To utter or put into the form of a soliloquy.
so·lil′o·quist (-kwĭst), so·lil′o·quiz′er (-kwī′zər) n.
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soliloquize

(səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz) or

soliloquise

vb
(Theatre) (intr) to utter a soliloquy
soliloquist, soˈliloˌquizer, soˈliloˌquiser n
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so•lil•o•quize

(səˈlɪl əˌkwaɪz)

v. -quized, -quiz•ing. v.i.
1. to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
v.t.
2. to utter in a soliloquy; say to oneself.
[1750–60]
so•lil′o•quist (-kwɪst) so•lil′o•quiz`er, n.
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soliloquize


Past participle: soliloquized
Gerund: soliloquizing

Imperative
soliloquize
soliloquize
Present
I soliloquize
you soliloquize
he/she/it soliloquizes
we soliloquize
you soliloquize
they soliloquize
Preterite
I soliloquized
you soliloquized
he/she/it soliloquized
we soliloquized
you soliloquized
they soliloquized
Present Continuous
I am soliloquizing
you are soliloquizing
he/she/it is soliloquizing
we are soliloquizing
you are soliloquizing
they are soliloquizing
Present Perfect
I have soliloquized
you have soliloquized
he/she/it has soliloquized
we have soliloquized
you have soliloquized
they have soliloquized
Past Continuous
I was soliloquizing
you were soliloquizing
he/she/it was soliloquizing
we were soliloquizing
you were soliloquizing
they were soliloquizing
Past Perfect
I had soliloquized
you had soliloquized
he/she/it had soliloquized
we had soliloquized
you had soliloquized
they had soliloquized
Future
I will soliloquize
you will soliloquize
he/she/it will soliloquize
we will soliloquize
you will soliloquize
they will soliloquize
Future Perfect
I will have soliloquized
you will have soliloquized
he/she/it will have soliloquized
we will have soliloquized
you will have soliloquized
they will have soliloquized
Future Continuous
I will be soliloquizing
you will be soliloquizing
he/she/it will be soliloquizing
we will be soliloquizing
you will be soliloquizing
they will be soliloquizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been soliloquizing
you have been soliloquizing
he/she/it has been soliloquizing
we have been soliloquizing
you have been soliloquizing
they have been soliloquizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been soliloquizing
you will have been soliloquizing
he/she/it will have been soliloquizing
we will have been soliloquizing
you will have been soliloquizing
they will have been soliloquizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been soliloquizing
you had been soliloquizing
he/she/it had been soliloquizing
we had been soliloquizing
you had been soliloquizing
they had been soliloquizing
Conditional
I would soliloquize
you would soliloquize
he/she/it would soliloquize
we would soliloquize
you would soliloquize
they would soliloquize
Past Conditional
I would have soliloquized
you would have soliloquized
he/she/it would have soliloquized
we would have soliloquized
you would have soliloquized
they would have soliloquized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.soliloquize - talk to oneselfsoliloquize - talk to oneself      
monologuise, monologuize, soliloquise
talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
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Translations

soliloquize

[səˈlɪləkwaɪz]
A. VI → decir un soliloquio, monologar
B. VT "perhaps," he soliloquized → -quizás -dijo para sí
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soliloquize

vi → monologisieren; (= talk to oneself) → Selbstgespräche führen
vt → zu sich selbst sagen
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