Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nail sth down
Participle: nailed sth down
Gerund: nailing sth down
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | nail sth down |
| you | nail sth down |
| he;she;it | nails sth down |
| we | nail sth down |
| you | nail sth down |
| they | nail sth down |
Perfect
| I | have nailed sth down |
| you | have nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | has nailed sth down |
| we | have nailed sth down |
| you | have nailed sth down |
| they | have nailed sth down |
Past
| I | nailed sth down |
| you | nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | nailed sth down |
| we | nailed sth down |
| you | nailed sth down |
| they | nailed sth down |
Pluperfect
| I | had nailed sth down |
| you | had nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | had nailed sth down |
| we | had nailed sth down |
| you | had nailed sth down |
| they | had nailed sth down |
Future
| I | will nail sth down |
| you | will nail sth down |
| he;she;it | will nail sth down |
| we | will nail sth down |
| you | will nail sth down |
| they | will nail sth down |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nailed sth down |
| you | will have nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | will have nailed sth down |
| we | will have nailed sth down |
| you | will have nailed sth down |
| they | will have nailed sth down |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nail sth down |
| you | nail sth down |
| he;she;it | nail sth down |
| we | nail sth down |
| you | nail sth down |
| they | nail sth down |
Perfect
| I | have nailed sth down |
| you | have nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | have nailed sth down |
| we | have nailed sth down |
| you | have nailed sth down |
| they | have nailed sth down |
Imperfect
| I | nailed sth down |
| you | nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | nailed sth down |
| we | nailed sth down |
| you | nailed sth down |
| they | nailed sth down |
Pluperfect
| I | had nailed sth down |
| you | had nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | had nailed sth down |
| we | had nailed sth down |
| you | had nailed sth down |
| they | had nailed sth down |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nail sth down |
| you | would nail sth down |
| he;she;it | would nail sth down |
| we | would nail sth down |
| you | would nail sth down |
| they | would nail sth down |
Perfect
| I | would have nailed sth down |
| you | would have nailed sth down |
| he;she;it | would have nailed sth down |
| we | would have nailed sth down |
| you | would have nailed sth down |
| they | would have nailed sth down |
Imperative
| you | nail sth down |
| we | Let's nail sth down |
| you | nail sth down |
Verbs conjugated like 'nail'
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 'nail'
ail,
bail,
fail,
hail,
jail,
mail,
nait,
nil,
rail,
sail,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. O.E.
negel "metal pin,"
nægl "fingernail (O.E.
handnægl), toenail," from P.Gmc.
*naglaz (cf. O.H.G.
nagel, O.Fris.
neil, M.Du.
naghel, Ger.
Nagel "fingernail, small metal spike"), from PIE base
*(o)nogh "nail" (cf. Gk.
onyx, L.
unguis "nail, claw," O.C.S.
noga "foot," Lith.
naga "hoof," O.C.S.
noguti "nail, claw," Lith.
nagutis "fingernail," O.Ir.
ingen, O.Welsh
eguin "nail, claw"). The "fingernail" sense seems to be the original one. The verb is O.E.
næglian, from P.Gmc.
*ganaglijanan. Meaning "to catch, seize" is first recorded 1766. To bite one's nails as a sign of anxiety is attested from 1577. To
hit the nail on the head "say or do just the right thing" is first recorded 1529.
2. From Middle English naylen, from Old English næġlan. See: Middle English '
naylen'.
Verbs referencing "nail"
Danish
nagle, Danish
negle.
Sample Sentences
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[...] articles are afloat, except my shoes, which are stranded on a carpet-bag, high and dry, like a couple of coal-barges. Suddenly I see them spring into the air, and behold the looking-glass, which is nailed to the wall, sticking fast upon the ceiling. At the same time the door entirely disappears, and a new one is opened in the floor. Then I begin to comprehend that the state-room is standing on its [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)