Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to clap
Participle: clapped
Gerund: clapping
Indicative
Present
| I | clap |
| you | clap |
| he;she;it | claps |
| we | clap |
| you | clap |
| they | clap |
Perfect
| I | have clapped |
| you | have clapped |
| he;she;it | has clapped |
| we | have clapped |
| you | have clapped |
| they | have clapped |
Past
| I | clapped |
| you | clapped |
| he;she;it | clapped |
| we | clapped |
| you | clapped |
| they | clapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had clapped |
| you | had clapped |
| he;she;it | had clapped |
| we | had clapped |
| you | had clapped |
| they | had clapped |
Future
| I | will clap |
| you | will clap |
| he;she;it | will clap |
| we | will clap |
| you | will clap |
| they | will clap |
Future Perfect
| I | will have clapped |
| you | will have clapped |
| he;she;it | will have clapped |
| we | will have clapped |
| you | will have clapped |
| they | will have clapped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | clap |
| you | clap |
| he;she;it | clap |
| we | clap |
| you | clap |
| they | clap |
Perfect
| I | have clapped |
| you | have clapped |
| he;she;it | have clapped |
| we | have clapped |
| you | have clapped |
| they | have clapped |
Imperfect
| I | clapped |
| you | clapped |
| he;she;it | clapped |
| we | clapped |
| you | clapped |
| they | clapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had clapped |
| you | had clapped |
| he;she;it | had clapped |
| we | had clapped |
| you | had clapped |
| they | had clapped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would clap |
| you | would clap |
| he;she;it | would clap |
| we | would clap |
| you | would clap |
| they | would clap |
Perfect
| I | would have clapped |
| you | would have clapped |
| he;she;it | would have clapped |
| we | would have clapped |
| you | would have clapped |
| they | would have clapped |
Imperative
| you | clap |
| we | Let's clap |
| you | clap |
Verbs conjugated like 'clap'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'clap'
cap,
chap,
clad,
clag,
clam,
clamp,
claps,
clasp,
claw,
clay,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- applaud
- cheer, acclaim, praise, approve, handclap
- hit
- strike, clobber, slap, swat, smack, bang, slam, box
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
clæppan "to throb, beat," echoic. Of thunder, c.1386.
Clapper "tongue of a bell" is from 1379.
Claptrap is c.1730 theater slang from actors' stage devices to get applause.
2. From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną (“to clap”). Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, Faroese klappa and Danish klappe. See: Middle English '
clappen', Old English '
clæppan', Proto-Germanic '
*klappōną', Dutch '
klappen', Icelandic '
klappa', Faroese '
klappa', Danish '
klappe'.
Verbs referencing "clap"
Galician
chapar, German, old spelling
klappen, Norwegian, nynorsk
klappa.
Sample Sentences
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“ Hurrah ! bravo ! what a young ’ un ! ” said Haley; “ that chap's a case, I'll promise. Tell you what, ” said he, suddenly clapping his hand on Mr. Shelby's shoulder, “ fling in that chap, and I'll settle the business—I will. Come, now, if that ain't doing the thing up about the rightest ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] city; its form of government; and so forth. They sang a song too, about a farmer sowing his seed: with corresponding action at such parts as ‘’ tis thus he sows, ’ ‘he turns him round, ’ ‘he claps his hands; ’ which gave it greater interest for them, and accustomed them to act together, in an orderly manner. They appeared exceedingly well-taught, and not better taught than fed; for a more [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] a miscellaneous scene of confusion. Sam and Andy ran and shouted,—dogs barked here and there,—and Mike, Mose, Mandy, Fanny, and all the smaller specimens on the place, both male and female, raced, clapped hands, whooped, and shouted, with outrageous officiousness and untiring zeal.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] his tilted chair with his legs on the desk before him, shaping a convenient ‘plug ’ with his penknife, and when it is quite ready for use, shooting the old one from his mouth, as from a pop-gun, and clapping the new one in its place.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] I 'm going to get up a prime gang to take down with ye, Tom; it'll make it sociable and pleasant like,—good company will, ye know. We must drive right to Washington first and foremost, and then I'll clap you into jail, while I does the business. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] clearing, the settler leans upon his axe or hammer, and looks wistfully at the people from the world. The children creep out of the temporary hut, which is like a gipsy tent upon the ground, and clap their hands and shout. The dog only glances round at us, and then looks up into his master 's face again, as if he were rendered uneasy by any suspension of the common business, and had nothing [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] she ever got there—there was the little woman clinging with both arms tight round the neck of a fine, good-looking, sturdy young fellow ! and in a moment afterwards, there she was again, actually clapping her little hands for joy, as she dragged him through the small door of her small cabin, to look at the baby as he lay asleep !
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] He was as dusty and dirty as recruits usually are, and his shoes betokened that he had travelled on foot some distance, but he was in a very jocose state, and shook hands with this soldier, and clapped that one on the back, and talked and laughed continually, like a roaring idle dog as he was.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[ Javi ] Clapping lights. Really ? What are you, 12 ? [Hunter] Sky Mall baby.
(The Compatriots)