crack – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to crack down
Participle: cracked down
Gerund: cracking down

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of crack

Indicative

Present

I	crack down
you	crack down
he;she;it	cracks down
we	crack down
you	crack down
they	crack down

Perfect

I	have cracked down
you	have cracked down
he;she;it	has cracked down
we	have cracked down
you	have cracked down
they	have cracked down

Past

I	cracked down
you	cracked down
he;she;it	cracked down
we	cracked down
you	cracked down
they	cracked down

Pluperfect

I	had cracked down
you	had cracked down
he;she;it	had cracked down
we	had cracked down
you	had cracked down
they	had cracked down

Future

I	will crack down
you	will crack down
he;she;it	will crack down
we	will crack down
you	will crack down
they	will crack down

Future Perfect

I	will have cracked down
you	will have cracked down
he;she;it	will have cracked down
we	will have cracked down
you	will have cracked down
they	will have cracked down

Subjunctive

Present

I	crack down
you	crack down
he;she;it	crack down
we	crack down
you	crack down
they	crack down

Perfect

I	have cracked down
you	have cracked down
he;she;it	have cracked down
we	have cracked down
you	have cracked down
they	have cracked down

Imperfect

I	cracked down
you	cracked down
he;she;it	cracked down
we	cracked down
you	cracked down
they	cracked down

Pluperfect

I	had cracked down
you	had cracked down
he;she;it	had cracked down
we	had cracked down
you	had cracked down
they	had cracked down

Conditional

Present

I	would crack down
you	would crack down
he;she;it	would crack down
we	would crack down
you	would crack down
they	would crack down

Perfect

I	would have cracked down
you	would have cracked down
he;she;it	would have cracked down
we	would have cracked down
you	would have cracked down
they	would have cracked down

Imperative

you	crack down
we	Let's crack down
you	crack down

Indicative

Present

I	am cracking down
you	are cracking down
he;she;it	is cracking down
we	are cracking down
you	are cracking down
they	are cracking down

Perfect

I	have been cracking down
you	have been cracking down
he;she;it	has been cracking down
we	have been cracking down
you	have been cracking down
they	have been cracking down

Past

I	was cracking down
you	were cracking down
he;she;it	was cracking down
we	were cracking down
you	were cracking down
they	were cracking down

Pluperfect

I	had been cracking down
you	had been cracking down
he;she;it	had been cracking down
we	had been cracking down
you	had been cracking down
they	had been cracking down

Future

I	will be cracking down
you	will be cracking down
he;she;it	will be cracking down
we	will be cracking down
you	will be cracking down
they	will be cracking down

Future Perfect

I	will have been cracking down
you	will have been cracking down
he;she;it	will have been cracking down
we	will have been cracking down
you	will have been cracking down
they	will have been cracking down

Conditional

Present

I	would be cracking down
you	would be cracking down
he;she;it	would be cracking down
we	would be cracking down
you	would be cracking down
they	would be cracking down

Perfect

I	would have been cracking down
you	would have been cracking down
he;she;it	would have been cracking down
we	would have been cracking down
you	would have been cracking down
they	would have been cracking down

Verbs conjugated like 'crack'

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 'crack'

cack, chack, clack, crank, crawk, crick, crock, cruck, frack, rack,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

be ruined or impaired: worsen
break: rend, splinter, cleave, shatter, crackle, burst, craze, snap
hurt: break, injure

Antonyms

break: repair, mend, unite, join
hurt: benefit, relieve, aid, assist

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ down, ~ on, ~ up, ~ up (something), ~ (something) up,

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-
3. Proto-Indo-European *gerg-der.
4. Proto-West Germanic *krakōn
5. Old English cracian
6. Middle English crakken
7. English crack
8. From Middle English crakken, craken, from Old English cracian (“to resound, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”).
9. Cognate with Scots crak (“to crack”), West Frisian kreakje (“to crack”), Dutch kraken (“to crunch, creak, squeak”), Low German kraken (“to crack”), German krachen (“to crash, crack, creak”), Lithuanian gi̇̀rgžděti (“to creak, squeak”), Old Armenian կարկաչ (karkačʻ), Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati, “to roar, hum”).
10. Compare typologically English crevice (<< Latin crepō), Bulgarian пукнатина (puknatina) (akin to пу́кам (púkam)), Russian тре́щина (tréščina) (akin to треск (tresk)), щель (ščelʹ) (akin to щёлкать (ščólkatʹ)). See: Old English 'cracian', Dutch 'kraken', Low Saxon 'kraken', German, old spelling 'krachen', Sanskrit 'गर्जति'.

Verbs referencing "crack"

Italian craccare, German, old spelling krachen, Esperanto kraki, Frisian, Saterlandic kroakje, Luxembourgish kraachen, Sanskrit गर्जति.

Sample Sentences

[...] she kinder larfed in her eyes—dem great handsome eyes o ’ hern; and, says she, ‘Well, Aunt Chloe, I think you are about in the right on ’ t, ’ says she; and she went off in de parlor. She oughter cracked me over de head for bein ’ so sarcy; but dar's whar ’ t is—I can't do nothin ’ with ladies in de kitchen ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
It rained all day as I once thought it never did rain anywhere, but in the Highlands of Scotland. The river was full of floating blocks of ice, which were constantly crunching and cracking under us; and the depth of water, in the course we took to avoid the larger masses, carried down the middle of the river by the current, did not exceed a few inches. Nevertheless, we moved onward, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] she gin sich a screech as I never hearn, and thar she was, clar over t ’ other side of the current, on the ice, and then on she went, a screeching and a jumpin’,—the ice went crack ! c’wallop ! cracking ! chunk ! and she a boundin ’ like a buck ! Lord, the spring that ar gal's got in her an't common, I 'm o ’ ’ pinion. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] will go up stars till my clarin ’ up time comes, I'll have everything right; but I can't do nothin ’ when ladies is round, a henderin ’. You, Sam, don't you gib the baby dat ar sugar-bowl ! I'll crack ye over, if ye don't mind ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Thar's some tickets in that ar old cracked jug on the top shelf, ” said Dinah. “ You, Jake, climb up and get it down. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ I didn't give it for one,—nay, I'll say, besides, that ours is the more bold and palpable infringement of human rights; actually buying a man up, like a horse,—looking at his teeth, cracking his joints, and trying his paces and then paying down for him,—having speculators, breeders, traders, and brokers in human bodies and souls,—sets the thing before the eyes of the civilized world in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Do tell ! you never hearn on ’ t ? ” said the other woman. “ I used to har Missis a readin ’ on ’ t, sometimes, in Kentuck; but, laws o ’ me ! we don't har nothin ’ here but crackin ’ and swarin ’. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Legree was just mixing himself a tumbler of punch, pouring his hot water from a cracked and broken-nosed pitcher, grumbling, as he did so, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
So break it. [screams] [ bones crack ] [ grunting ] (Killing Faith)

crack – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of crack

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'crack'

Verbs similar to 'crack'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "crack"

Sample Sentences