Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cane
Participle: caned
Gerund: caning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cane |
| you | cane |
| he;she;it | canes |
| we | cane |
| you | cane |
| they | cane |
Perfect
| I | have caned |
| you | have caned |
| he;she;it | has caned |
| we | have caned |
| you | have caned |
| they | have caned |
Past
| I | caned |
| you | caned |
| he;she;it | caned |
| we | caned |
| you | caned |
| they | caned |
Pluperfect
| I | had caned |
| you | had caned |
| he;she;it | had caned |
| we | had caned |
| you | had caned |
| they | had caned |
Future
| I | will cane |
| you | will cane |
| he;she;it | will cane |
| we | will cane |
| you | will cane |
| they | will cane |
Future Perfect
| I | will have caned |
| you | will have caned |
| he;she;it | will have caned |
| we | will have caned |
| you | will have caned |
| they | will have caned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cane |
| you | cane |
| he;she;it | cane |
| we | cane |
| you | cane |
| they | cane |
Perfect
| I | have caned |
| you | have caned |
| he;she;it | have caned |
| we | have caned |
| you | have caned |
| they | have caned |
Imperfect
| I | caned |
| you | caned |
| he;she;it | caned |
| we | caned |
| you | caned |
| they | caned |
Pluperfect
| I | had caned |
| you | had caned |
| he;she;it | had caned |
| we | had caned |
| you | had caned |
| they | had caned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cane |
| you | would cane |
| he;she;it | would cane |
| we | would cane |
| you | would cane |
| they | would cane |
Perfect
| I | would have caned |
| you | would have caned |
| he;she;it | would have caned |
| we | would have caned |
| you | would have caned |
| they | would have caned |
Imperative
| you | cane |
| we | Let's cane |
| you | cane |
Verbs conjugated like 'cane'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cane'
bane,
cade,
cage,
cake,
can,
canoe,
cant,
cape,
care,
case,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1398, from O.Fr. canne, from L. canna "reed, cane," from Gk. kanna, probably from Assyr. qanu "tube, reed," from Sumerian gin "reed." Sense of "walking stick" in Eng. is 1590; verb meaning "to beat with a walking stick" is from 1667.
2. Etymology tree
3. Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor.
4. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor.
5. Latin canna
6. Old French canebor.
7. Middle English cane
8. English cane
9. From Middle English cane, canne, from Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”). Doublet of canna and kaneh. Related to channel and canal.
Sample Sentences
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[...] he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your Citizens ? He is a public nuisance, is he not ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘A convicted liar ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘He has been kicked, and cuffed, and caned ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘And he is utterly dishonourable, debased, and profligate ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘In the name of wonder, then, what is his merit ? ’ ‘Well, sir, he is a smart man. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)