crack – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of crack

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of crack

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youcrack up
weLet's crack up
youcrack up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)