contract – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of contract

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to contract in
Participle: contracted in
Gerund: contracting in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Icontract in
youcontract in
he;she;itcontracts in
wecontract in
youcontract in
theycontract in

Perfect

Ihave contracted in
youhave contracted in
he;she;ithas contracted in
wehave contracted in
youhave contracted in
theyhave contracted in

Past

Icontracted in
youcontracted in
he;she;itcontracted in
wecontracted in
youcontracted in
theycontracted in

Pluperfect

Ihad contracted in
youhad contracted in
he;she;ithad contracted in
wehad contracted in
youhad contracted in
theyhad contracted in

Future

Iwill contract in
youwill contract in
he;she;itwill contract in
wewill contract in
youwill contract in
theywill contract in

Future Perfect

Iwill have contracted in
youwill have contracted in
he;she;itwill have contracted in
wewill have contracted in
youwill have contracted in
theywill have contracted in

Subjunctive

Present

Icontract in
youcontract in
he;she;itcontract in
wecontract in
youcontract in
theycontract in

Perfect

Ihave contracted in
youhave contracted in
he;she;ithave contracted in
wehave contracted in
youhave contracted in
theyhave contracted in

Imperfect

Icontracted in
youcontracted in
he;she;itcontracted in
wecontracted in
youcontracted in
theycontracted in

Pluperfect

Ihad contracted in
youhad contracted in
he;she;ithad contracted in
wehad contracted in
youhad contracted in
theyhad contracted in

Conditional

Present

Iwould contract in
youwould contract in
he;she;itwould contract in
wewould contract in
youwould contract in
theywould contract in

Perfect

Iwould have contracted in
youwould have contracted in
he;she;itwould have contracted in
wewould have contracted in
youwould have contracted in
theywould have contracted in

Imperative

youcontract in
weLet's contract in
youcontract in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam contracting in
youare contracting in
he;she;itis contracting in
weare contracting in
youare contracting in
theyare contracting in

Perfect

Ihave been contracting in
youhave been contracting in
he;she;ithas been contracting in
wehave been contracting in
youhave been contracting in
theyhave been contracting in

Past

Iwas contracting in
youwere contracting in
he;she;itwas contracting in
wewere contracting in
youwere contracting in
theywere contracting in

Pluperfect

Ihad been contracting in
youhad been contracting in
he;she;ithad been contracting in
wehad been contracting in
youhad been contracting in
theyhad been contracting in

Future

Iwill be contracting in
youwill be contracting in
he;she;itwill be contracting in
wewill be contracting in
youwill be contracting in
theywill be contracting in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been contracting in
youwill have been contracting in
he;she;itwill have been contracting in
wewill have been contracting in
youwill have been contracting in
theywill have been contracting in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be contracting in
youwould be contracting in
he;she;itwould be contracting in
wewould be contracting in
youwould be contracting in
theywould be contracting in

Perfect

Iwould have been contracting in
youwould have been contracting in
he;she;itwould have been contracting in
wewould have been contracting in
youwould have been contracting in
theywould have been contracting in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'contract'

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)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bring down or reduce
abate, cut short, decrease, diminish, lower, moderate, remit, remove, slacken, suppress, terminate
to make narrower
narrow, straiten
to make an agreement, deal or contract
agree, bargain, come to terms, covenant, deal, do business, engage, guarantee, make terms, negotiate, promise, sell, stipulate, trade
shrink
compress, condense, constrict, concentrate, narrow, decrease, reduce
abridge
syncopate, abbreviate, curtail, epitomize, shorten, elide
catch
get, incur
covenant
pact, pledge, promise, assent, settle

Antonyms

shrink
enlarge, expand, increase, extend
catch
release, miss, lose

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1315, from L. contractus, pp. of contrahere "to draw together," metaphorically, "to make a bargain," from com- "together" + trahere "to draw" (see tract (1)). Noun came first, then verb and variant meaning "become narrowed, get smaller," especially of a withered limb (both 17c.). U.S. underworld slang sense of "arrangement to kill someone" first recorded 1940. Contractor in the modern sense is from 1724.
2. From Middle English, from Middle French contracter, from Latin contractum, past participle of contrahere (“to bring together, to bring about, to conclude a bargain”), from con- (“with, together”) + trahere (“to draw, to pull”). The verb developed after the noun, and originally meant only "draw together"; the sense "make a contract with" developed later.

Verbs referencing "contract"

Spanish contraer.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] all in one large room, were employed in making light clothing, for New Orleans and the Southern States. They did their work in silence like the men; and like them were over-looked by the person contracting for their labour, or by some agent of his appointment. In addition to this, they are every moment liable to be visited by the prison officers appointed for that purpose. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Gin-sling, Cock-tail, Sangaree, Mint Julep, Sherry-cobbler, Timber Doodle, and other rare drinks. The house is full of boarders, both married and single, many of whom sleep upon the premises, and contract by the week for their board and lodging: the charge for which diminishes as they go nearer the sky to roost. A public table is laid in a very handsome hall for breakfast, and for dinner, and for [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] reproof ever fell on her ear for whatever she chose to do, she pursued her own way all over the boat. Always dressed in white, she seemed to move like a shadow through all sorts of places, without contracting spot or stain; and there was not a corner or nook, above or below, where those fairy footsteps had not glided, and that visionary golden head, with its deep blue eyes, fleeted along. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] accessions of importance from the developments with regard to Miss Ophelia's wardrobe which she had been enabled to make. It was credibly ascertained that Squire Sinclare, as his name was commonly contracted in the neighborhood, had counted out fifty dollars, and given them to Miss Ophelia, and told her to buy any clothes she thought best; and that two new silk dresses, and a bonnet, had been sent for [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)