Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cod
Participle: codded
Gerund: codding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cod |
| you | cod |
| he;she;it | cods |
| we | cod |
| you | cod |
| they | cod |
Perfect
| I | have codded |
| you | have codded |
| he;she;it | has codded |
| we | have codded |
| you | have codded |
| they | have codded |
Past
| I | codded |
| you | codded |
| he;she;it | codded |
| we | codded |
| you | codded |
| they | codded |
Pluperfect
| I | had codded |
| you | had codded |
| he;she;it | had codded |
| we | had codded |
| you | had codded |
| they | had codded |
Future
| I | will cod |
| you | will cod |
| he;she;it | will cod |
| we | will cod |
| you | will cod |
| they | will cod |
Future Perfect
| I | will have codded |
| you | will have codded |
| he;she;it | will have codded |
| we | will have codded |
| you | will have codded |
| they | will have codded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cod |
| you | cod |
| he;she;it | cod |
| we | cod |
| you | cod |
| they | cod |
Perfect
| I | have codded |
| you | have codded |
| he;she;it | have codded |
| we | have codded |
| you | have codded |
| they | have codded |
Imperfect
| I | codded |
| you | codded |
| he;she;it | codded |
| we | codded |
| you | codded |
| they | codded |
Pluperfect
| I | had codded |
| you | had codded |
| he;she;it | had codded |
| we | had codded |
| you | had codded |
| they | had codded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cod |
| you | would cod |
| he;she;it | would cod |
| we | would cod |
| you | would cod |
| they | would cod |
Perfect
| I | would have codded |
| you | would have codded |
| he;she;it | would have codded |
| we | would have codded |
| you | would have codded |
| they | would have codded |
Imperative
| you | cod |
| we | Let's cod |
| you | cod |
Verbs conjugated like 'cod'
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 'cod'
clod,
cob,
code,
cog,
con,
cond,
coo,
cop,
cord,
cow,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Origin unknown. Attested in reference to a person (though not always a stupid or foolish person) from the end of the 17th century. The Oxford English Dictionary (1891) notes that a suggested link to codger is unlikely, as cod appears much earlier.
Sample Sentences
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"How are you, Mary?"
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"I thought your friend Mac was codding me that you would come." [1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 339:]
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I'm only codding!