Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to countermand
Participle: countermanded
Gerund: countermanding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | countermand |
| you | countermand |
| he;she;it | countermands |
| we | countermand |
| you | countermand |
| they | countermand |
Perfect
| I | have countermanded |
| you | have countermanded |
| he;she;it | has countermanded |
| we | have countermanded |
| you | have countermanded |
| they | have countermanded |
Past
| I | countermanded |
| you | countermanded |
| he;she;it | countermanded |
| we | countermanded |
| you | countermanded |
| they | countermanded |
Pluperfect
| I | had countermanded |
| you | had countermanded |
| he;she;it | had countermanded |
| we | had countermanded |
| you | had countermanded |
| they | had countermanded |
Future
| I | will countermand |
| you | will countermand |
| he;she;it | will countermand |
| we | will countermand |
| you | will countermand |
| they | will countermand |
Future Perfect
| I | will have countermanded |
| you | will have countermanded |
| he;she;it | will have countermanded |
| we | will have countermanded |
| you | will have countermanded |
| they | will have countermanded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | countermand |
| you | countermand |
| he;she;it | countermand |
| we | countermand |
| you | countermand |
| they | countermand |
Perfect
| I | have countermanded |
| you | have countermanded |
| he;she;it | have countermanded |
| we | have countermanded |
| you | have countermanded |
| they | have countermanded |
Imperfect
| I | countermanded |
| you | countermanded |
| he;she;it | countermanded |
| we | countermanded |
| you | countermanded |
| they | countermanded |
Pluperfect
| I | had countermanded |
| you | had countermanded |
| he;she;it | had countermanded |
| we | had countermanded |
| you | had countermanded |
| they | had countermanded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would countermand |
| you | would countermand |
| he;she;it | would countermand |
| we | would countermand |
| you | would countermand |
| they | would countermand |
Perfect
| I | would have countermanded |
| you | would have countermanded |
| he;she;it | would have countermanded |
| we | would have countermanded |
| you | would have countermanded |
| they | would have countermanded |
Imperative
| you | countermand |
| we | Let's countermand |
| you | countermand |
Verbs conjugated like 'countermand'
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)
Verbs similar to 'countermand'
countermark,
countermine,
counterraid,
counteract,
counterarm,
counterbid,
countercommand,
counterfeed,
countermarch,
countermove,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1430, from M.Fr.
contremander "reverse an order or command," from
contre- "against" +
mander, from L.
mandare "to order" (see mandate).
2. From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”). See: Old French '
contremander'.
Sample Sentences
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George neither spoke to nor looked at Legree, who did not countermand his orders, but stood, whistling, with an air of forced unconcern. He sulkily followed them to where the wagon stood at the door.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)