Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to backfill
Participle: backfilled
Gerund: backfilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | backfill |
| you | backfill |
| he;she;it | backfills |
| we | backfill |
| you | backfill |
| they | backfill |
Perfect
| I | have backfilled |
| you | have backfilled |
| he;she;it | has backfilled |
| we | have backfilled |
| you | have backfilled |
| they | have backfilled |
Past
| I | backfilled |
| you | backfilled |
| he;she;it | backfilled |
| we | backfilled |
| you | backfilled |
| they | backfilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had backfilled |
| you | had backfilled |
| he;she;it | had backfilled |
| we | had backfilled |
| you | had backfilled |
| they | had backfilled |
Future
| I | will backfill |
| you | will backfill |
| he;she;it | will backfill |
| we | will backfill |
| you | will backfill |
| they | will backfill |
Future Perfect
| I | will have backfilled |
| you | will have backfilled |
| he;she;it | will have backfilled |
| we | will have backfilled |
| you | will have backfilled |
| they | will have backfilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | backfill |
| you | backfill |
| he;she;it | backfill |
| we | backfill |
| you | backfill |
| they | backfill |
Perfect
| I | have backfilled |
| you | have backfilled |
| he;she;it | have backfilled |
| we | have backfilled |
| you | have backfilled |
| they | have backfilled |
Imperfect
| I | backfilled |
| you | backfilled |
| he;she;it | backfilled |
| we | backfilled |
| you | backfilled |
| they | backfilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had backfilled |
| you | had backfilled |
| he;she;it | had backfilled |
| we | had backfilled |
| you | had backfilled |
| they | had backfilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would backfill |
| you | would backfill |
| he;she;it | would backfill |
| we | would backfill |
| you | would backfill |
| they | would backfill |
Perfect
| I | would have backfilled |
| you | would have backfilled |
| he;she;it | would have backfilled |
| we | would have backfilled |
| you | would have backfilled |
| they | would have backfilled |
Imperative
| you | backfill |
| we | Let's backfill |
| you | backfill |
Verbs conjugated like 'backfill'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'backfill'
back-fill,
backfire,
backfit,
backroll,
blackpill,
akill,
backbite,
backflip,
backfoot,
backhaul,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.?
3. Proto-Germanic *baką
4. Proto-West Germanic *bak
5. Old English bæc
6. Middle English bak
7. English back
8. English fill
9. English backfill
10. From back + fill.
Sample Sentences
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Clay excavated for the new river channel has been used to backfill the old watercourse, while embankment vegetation was also moved from the old channel to the new in order to preserve a habitat for the rare Four Spotted Moths that live there. [2020 April 8, Paul Stephen, “ECML dive-under drives divergence”, in Rail, page 43:]
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We backfilled the cistern with pea gravel to discourage its use as a refuse container.
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The company backfilled Joe's position after he was terminated.