Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to canvas
Participle: canvased
Gerund: canvasing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | canvas |
| you | canvas |
| he;she;it | canvases |
| we | canvas |
| you | canvas |
| they | canvas |
Perfect
| I | have canvased |
| you | have canvased |
| he;she;it | has canvased |
| we | have canvased |
| you | have canvased |
| they | have canvased |
Past
| I | canvased |
| you | canvased |
| he;she;it | canvased |
| we | canvased |
| you | canvased |
| they | canvased |
Pluperfect
| I | had canvased |
| you | had canvased |
| he;she;it | had canvased |
| we | had canvased |
| you | had canvased |
| they | had canvased |
Future
| I | will canvas |
| you | will canvas |
| he;she;it | will canvas |
| we | will canvas |
| you | will canvas |
| they | will canvas |
Future Perfect
| I | will have canvased |
| you | will have canvased |
| he;she;it | will have canvased |
| we | will have canvased |
| you | will have canvased |
| they | will have canvased |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | canvas |
| you | canvas |
| he;she;it | canvas |
| we | canvas |
| you | canvas |
| they | canvas |
Perfect
| I | have canvased |
| you | have canvased |
| he;she;it | have canvased |
| we | have canvased |
| you | have canvased |
| they | have canvased |
Imperfect
| I | canvased |
| you | canvased |
| he;she;it | canvased |
| we | canvased |
| you | canvased |
| they | canvased |
Pluperfect
| I | had canvased |
| you | had canvased |
| he;she;it | had canvased |
| we | had canvased |
| you | had canvased |
| they | had canvased |
Conditional
Present
| I | would canvas |
| you | would canvas |
| he;she;it | would canvas |
| we | would canvas |
| you | would canvas |
| they | would canvas |
Perfect
| I | would have canvased |
| you | would have canvased |
| he;she;it | would have canvased |
| we | would have canvased |
| you | would have canvased |
| they | would have canvased |
Imperative
| you | canvas |
| we | Let's canvas |
| you | canvas |
Verbs conjugated like 'canvas'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'canvas'
canvass,
canal,
cancan,
recanvas,
alias,
aneal,
anear,
anvil,
arras,
banjax,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English canevas, from Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French canevas (compare Old French chanevas, chenevas) from a root derived from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare French canevas, resulting from a blend of the Old French and a Picard dialect word, itself from Old Northern French. Doublet of cannabis and hemp.
Sample Sentences
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And with the aunſwere here vpon eftſoones in hand they go, / The doubtfull wordes wherof they ſcan and canuas to and fro. [1567, Ovid, “The First Booke”, in Arthur Golding, transl., The XV. Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, Entytuled Metamorphosis, […], London: […] Willyam Seres […], →OCLC, folio 7, recto:]
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But nowe the Meſſenger that was thus ſent to the Lorde Hume [Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home], comming to him declared in what caſe hys houſe and people ſtoode, who beeing (as was ſuppoſed) not ſo farre off, but that he might heare howe luſtily the Engliſhe Canons did canuas and batter his Humiſhe Caſtell Walles, did nowe agree to meete the Marshall maiſter Drurie [William Drury] two myles diſtant from the ſayde Caſtell, and there to common further with him in that matter. [1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “Queene Elizabeth”, in The Laste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume II, London: […] for Iohn Hunne, →OCLC, pages 1844–1845:]
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Thou that giu'ſt VVhores Indulgences to ſinne, / Ile canuas thee in thy broad Cardinalls Hat, / If thou proceed in this thy inſolence. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], page 99, column 1:]
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[T]he nature of man, created after the Image of God, I mean, his Reaſonable nature, hath ſuch an agreement and liking to all that is ſubſtantially and really good, (ſuch are all the Commands of the Natural and Chriſtian Law) that it ſtill canvaſeth on that ſide, and ſolicites the will to embrace the good, and prefer it before the pleaſurable evil; […] [a. 1661 (date written), H[enry] Hammond, “Sect IV. Of the Holy Catholick Church.”, in A Practical Catechism […], 7th edition, London: […] J. F. for R[ichard] Royston, […], published 1662, →OCLC, book V, page 354:]
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[H]e endeavoured by his Agents to be choſe a Burgeſs for the Univerſity of Oxon, to ſerve in that Parliament vvhich began at VVeſtm[inster] 25 Apr. 1660, as at one or tvvo places beſides, vvhere he had canvas'd for votes; […] [1691, [Anthony Wood], “WILLIAM LENTHALL”, in Athenæ Oxonienses. An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops who have had Their Education in the Most Ancient and Famous University of Oxford from the Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the End of the Year 1690. […], volume II (Completing the Whole Work), London: […] Tho[mas] Bennet […], →OCLC, column 204:]