crack – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of crack

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of crack

Indicative

Present

Icrack on
youcrack on
he;she;itcracks on
wecrack on
youcrack on
theycrack on

Perfect

Ihave cracked on
youhave cracked on
he;she;ithas cracked on
wehave cracked on
youhave cracked on
theyhave cracked on

Past

Icracked on
youcracked on
he;she;itcracked on
wecracked on
youcracked on
theycracked on

Pluperfect

Ihad cracked on
youhad cracked on
he;she;ithad cracked on
wehad cracked on
youhad cracked on
theyhad cracked on

Future

Iwill crack on
youwill crack on
he;she;itwill crack on
wewill crack on
youwill crack on
theywill crack on

Future Perfect

Iwill have cracked on
youwill have cracked on
he;she;itwill have cracked on
wewill have cracked on
youwill have cracked on
theywill have cracked on

Subjunctive

Present

Icrack on
youcrack on
he;she;itcrack on
wecrack on
youcrack on
theycrack on

Perfect

Ihave cracked on
youhave cracked on
he;she;ithave cracked on
wehave cracked on
youhave cracked on
theyhave cracked on

Imperfect

Icracked on
youcracked on
he;she;itcracked on
wecracked on
youcracked on
theycracked on

Pluperfect

Ihad cracked on
youhad cracked on
he;she;ithad cracked on
wehad cracked on
youhad cracked on
theyhad cracked on

Conditional

Present

Iwould crack on
youwould crack on
he;she;itwould crack on
wewould crack on
youwould crack on
theywould crack on

Perfect

Iwould have cracked on
youwould have cracked on
he;she;itwould have cracked on
wewould have cracked on
youwould have cracked on
theywould have cracked on

Imperative

youcrack on
weLet's crack on
youcrack on

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam cracking on
youare cracking on
he;she;itis cracking on
weare cracking on
youare cracking on
theyare cracking on

Perfect

Ihave been cracking on
youhave been cracking on
he;she;ithas been cracking on
wehave been cracking on
youhave been cracking on
theyhave been cracking on

Past

Iwas cracking on
youwere cracking on
he;she;itwas cracking on
wewere cracking on
youwere cracking on
theywere cracking on

Pluperfect

Ihad been cracking on
youhad been cracking on
he;she;ithad been cracking on
wehad been cracking on
youhad been cracking on
theyhad been cracking on

Future

Iwill be cracking on
youwill be cracking on
he;she;itwill be cracking on
wewill be cracking on
youwill be cracking on
theywill be cracking on

Future Perfect

Iwill have been cracking on
youwill have been cracking on
he;she;itwill have been cracking on
wewill have been cracking on
youwill have been cracking on
theywill have been cracking on

Conditional

Present

Iwould be cracking on
youwould be cracking on
he;she;itwould be cracking on
wewould be cracking on
youwould be cracking on
theywould be cracking on

Perfect

Iwould have been cracking on
youwould have been cracking on
he;she;itwould have been cracking on
wewould have been cracking on
youwould have been cracking on
theywould have been cracking on

Other

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

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)