kick – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of kick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kick about sth
Participle: kicked about sth
Gerund: kicking about sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ikick about sth
youkick about sth
he;she;itkicks about sth
wekick about sth
youkick about sth
theykick about sth

Perfect

Ihave kicked about sth
youhave kicked about sth
he;she;ithas kicked about sth
wehave kicked about sth
youhave kicked about sth
theyhave kicked about sth

Past

Ikicked about sth
youkicked about sth
he;she;itkicked about sth
wekicked about sth
youkicked about sth
theykicked about sth

Pluperfect

Ihad kicked about sth
youhad kicked about sth
he;she;ithad kicked about sth
wehad kicked about sth
youhad kicked about sth
theyhad kicked about sth

Future

Iwill kick about sth
youwill kick about sth
he;she;itwill kick about sth
wewill kick about sth
youwill kick about sth
theywill kick about sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have kicked about sth
youwill have kicked about sth
he;she;itwill have kicked about sth
wewill have kicked about sth
youwill have kicked about sth
theywill have kicked about sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ikick about sth
youkick about sth
he;she;itkick about sth
wekick about sth
youkick about sth
theykick about sth

Perfect

Ihave kicked about sth
youhave kicked about sth
he;she;ithave kicked about sth
wehave kicked about sth
youhave kicked about sth
theyhave kicked about sth

Imperfect

Ikicked about sth
youkicked about sth
he;she;itkicked about sth
wekicked about sth
youkicked about sth
theykicked about sth

Pluperfect

Ihad kicked about sth
youhad kicked about sth
he;she;ithad kicked about sth
wehad kicked about sth
youhad kicked about sth
theyhad kicked about sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould kick about sth
youwould kick about sth
he;she;itwould kick about sth
wewould kick about sth
youwould kick about sth
theywould kick about sth

Perfect

Iwould have kicked about sth
youwould have kicked about sth
he;she;itwould have kicked about sth
wewould have kicked about sth
youwould have kicked about sth
theywould have kicked about sth

Imperative

youkick about sth
weLet's kick about sth
youkick about sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam kicking about sth
youare kicking about sth
he;she;itis kicking about sth
weare kicking about sth
youare kicking about sth
theyare kicking about sth

Perfect

Ihave been kicking about sth
youhave been kicking about sth
he;she;ithas been kicking about sth
wehave been kicking about sth
youhave been kicking about sth
theyhave been kicking about sth

Past

Iwas kicking about sth
youwere kicking about sth
he;she;itwas kicking about sth
wewere kicking about sth
youwere kicking about sth
theywere kicking about sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been kicking about sth
youhad been kicking about sth
he;she;ithad been kicking about sth
wehad been kicking about sth
youhad been kicking about sth
theyhad been kicking about sth

Future

Iwill be kicking about sth
youwill be kicking about sth
he;she;itwill be kicking about sth
wewill be kicking about sth
youwill be kicking about sth
theywill be kicking about sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been kicking about sth
youwill have been kicking about sth
he;she;itwill have been kicking about sth
wewill have been kicking about sth
youwill have been kicking about sth
theywill have been kicking about sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be kicking about sth
youwould be kicking about sth
he;she;itwould be kicking about sth
wewould be kicking about sth
youwould be kicking about sth
theywould be kicking about sth

Perfect

Iwould have been kicking about sth
youwould have been kicking about sth
he;she;itwould have been kicking about sth
wewould have been kicking about sth
youwould have been kicking about sth
theywould have been kicking about sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'kick'

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 'kick'

dick, hick, keck, kink, knick, lick, nick, pick, rick, sick,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1380, "to strike out with the foot" (earliest in biblical phrase now usually rendered as kick against the pricks), of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. kikna "bend backwards, sink at the knees." Fig. sense of "complain, protest, rebel against" (1388) probably is from the Bible verse. Slang sense of "die" is attested from 1725 (kick the wind was slang for "be hanged," 1598; see also bucket). Meaning "to end one's drug habit" is from 1936. To kick oneself in self-reproach is from 1891. The noun is first recorded 1530. Meaning "recoil (of a gun) when fired" is from 1826. Meaning "surge or fit of pleasure" (often as kicks) is from 1941; originally lit., "stimulation from liquor or drugs" (1844). The kick "the fashion" is c.1700. Kick-off is from 1857 as the first kick in a football match; fig. sense of "start, beginning event" is from 1875. Kickback "illegal or improper payment" is from 1934. Kickboxing first recorded 1971.
2. From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek. See: Middle English 'kyken', Dutch 'kijken'.

Verbs referencing "kick"

French kicker, Swedish kicka, Dutch kicken, German, old spelling kicken, Welsh cicio, Dutch kikken, Russian кикнуть, Russian кикать.

Sample Sentences

  • “ I'd like to have been able to kick the fellow down the steps, ” said he to himself, as he saw the door fairly closed, “ with his impudent assurance; but he knows how much he has me at advantage. If anybody had ever said to me that I [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a tree, and cut switches for young master, and told him [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] hat is jammed over his eyes and nose quite unceremoniously, and he considers himself fairly extinguished; — child cries, and Cudjoe on the outside delivers animated addresses to the horses, who are kicking, and floundering, and straining under repeated cracks of the whip. Carriage springs up, with another bounce,—down go the hind wheels,—senator, woman, and child, fly over on to the back seat, his [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on what he had to say, and would n't bate him a grain. Another, a Kentucky farmer, six-feet-six in height, with his hat on, and his hands under his coat-tails, who leaned against the wall and kicked the floor with his heel, as though he had Time 's head under his shoe, and were literally ‘ killing ’ him. A third, an oval-faced, bilious-looking man, with sleek black hair cropped close, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] one by one, all to different masters; and I was the youngest. She came and kneeled down before old Mas’r, and begged him to buy her with me, that she might have at least one child with her; and he kicked her away with his heavy boot. I saw him do it; and the last that I heard was her moans and screams, when I was tied to his horse's neck, to be carried off to his place. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Occasionally, when we stop to change, some two or three half-drunken loafers will come loitering out with their hands in their pockets, or will be seen kicking their heels in rocking-chairs, or lounging on the window-sill, or sitting on a rail within the colonnade: they have not often anything to say though, either to us or to each other, but sit there [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] all the crimes of which he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your Citizens ? He is a public nuisance, is he not ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘A convicted liar ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘He has been kicked, and cuffed, and caned ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘And he is utterly dishonourable, debased, and profligate ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘In the name of wonder, then, what is his merit ? ’ ‘Well, sir, he is a smart man. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ None o ’ your sa’ce ! ” said Rosa, “ I saw you hiding something,—I know yer tricks, ” and Rosa seized her arm, and tried to force her hand into her bosom, while Topsy, enraged, kicked and fought valiantly for what she considered her rights. The clamor and confusion of the battle drew Miss Ophelia and St. Clare both to the spot. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I'll kick yo, then ! ” said Sambo, raising his foot threateningly. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Just then Sambo came up. He seemed to have a special spite against this woman; and, flourishing his whip, said, in brutal, guttural tones, “ What dis yer, Luce,—foolin ’ a ’ ” and, with the word, kicking the woman with his heavy cowhide shoe, he struck Tom across the face with his whip. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ I got a ♪ ♪ Blow me up ♪ ♪ And then we kick it like the flu ♪ (Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird)
  • And perhaps a man that kicks around quite a bit is a little stronger in quarters he needs to be stronger in (Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie)
  • I understand, honey, it just really hurts when you kick my tummy. (Butterfly in a Blizzard)
  • Welcome to the club. You kicked me in the face. I totally kicked you in the face. (Mr. Buzzkill)