Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to countersink
Participle: countersunk
Gerund: countersinking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | countersink |
| you | countersink |
| he;she;it | countersinks |
| we | countersink |
| you | countersink |
| they | countersink |
Perfect
| I | have countersunk |
| you | have countersunk |
| he;she;it | has countersunk |
| we | have countersunk |
| you | have countersunk |
| they | have countersunk |
Past
| I | countersank |
| you | countersank |
| he;she;it | countersank |
| we | countersank |
| you | countersank |
| they | countersank |
Pluperfect
| I | had countersunk |
| you | had countersunk |
| he;she;it | had countersunk |
| we | had countersunk |
| you | had countersunk |
| they | had countersunk |
Future
| I | will countersink |
| you | will countersink |
| he;she;it | will countersink |
| we | will countersink |
| you | will countersink |
| they | will countersink |
Future Perfect
| I | will have countersunk |
| you | will have countersunk |
| he;she;it | will have countersunk |
| we | will have countersunk |
| you | will have countersunk |
| they | will have countersunk |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | countersink |
| you | countersink |
| he;she;it | countersink |
| we | countersink |
| you | countersink |
| they | countersink |
Perfect
| I | have countersunk |
| you | have countersunk |
| he;she;it | have countersunk |
| we | have countersunk |
| you | have countersunk |
| they | have countersunk |
Imperfect
| I | countersank |
| you | countersank |
| he;she;it | countersank |
| we | countersank |
| you | countersank |
| they | countersank |
Pluperfect
| I | had countersunk |
| you | had countersunk |
| he;she;it | had countersunk |
| we | had countersunk |
| you | had countersunk |
| they | had countersunk |
Conditional
Present
| I | would countersink |
| you | would countersink |
| he;she;it | would countersink |
| we | would countersink |
| you | would countersink |
| they | would countersink |
Perfect
| I | would have countersunk |
| you | would have countersunk |
| he;she;it | would have countersunk |
| we | would have countersunk |
| you | would have countersunk |
| they | would have countersunk |
Imperative
| you | countersink |
| we | Let's countersink |
| you | countersink |
Verbs conjugated like 'countersink'
begin,
countersink,
drink,
ring,
sink,
swim,
becut,
downcut,
forecut,
foreset,
forset,
forshut,
forthcut,
forthfet,
forthput,
forthset,
newset,
nutshot,
offcut,
outcut, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'countersink'
countermine,
countersign,
counterbid,
countermand,
countermark,
counterpoint,
counterseal,
counterstain,
countersue,
counterwork,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Italic *kom
5. Proto-Italic *kom-
6. Proto-Indo-European *-teros
7. Proto-Italic *-teros
8. Proto-Italic *komterosder.
9. Proto-Italic *komterād
10. Latin contrāder.
11. Old French contre-
12. Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
13. Middle English counter-
14. English counter-
15. English sink
16. English countersink
17. From counter- + sink.
Sample Sentences
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to countersink a hole for a screw
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to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork
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I countersank into the locust just enough to make the nailhead flush. [2010, Larry Pardey, Details of Classic Boat Construction, pages 7-30:]