Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pedal
Participle: pedaled; pedalled
Gerund: pedaling; pedalling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pedal |
| you | pedal |
| he;she;it | pedals |
| we | pedal |
| you | pedal |
| they | pedal |
Perfect
| I | have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | have pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | has pedaled; pedalled |
| we | have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | have pedaled; pedalled |
| they | have pedaled; pedalled |
Past
| I | pedaled; pedalled |
| you | pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | pedaled; pedalled |
| we | pedaled; pedalled |
| you | pedaled; pedalled |
| they | pedaled; pedalled |
Pluperfect
| I | had pedaled; pedalled |
| you | had pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | had pedaled; pedalled |
| we | had pedaled; pedalled |
| you | had pedaled; pedalled |
| they | had pedaled; pedalled |
Future
| I | will pedal |
| you | will pedal |
| he;she;it | will pedal |
| we | will pedal |
| you | will pedal |
| they | will pedal |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | will have pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | will have pedaled; pedalled |
| we | will have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | will have pedaled; pedalled |
| they | will have pedaled; pedalled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pedal |
| you | pedal |
| he;she;it | pedal |
| we | pedal |
| you | pedal |
| they | pedal |
Perfect
| I | have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | have pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | have pedaled; pedalled |
| we | have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | have pedaled; pedalled |
| they | have pedaled; pedalled |
Imperfect
| I | pedaled; pedalled |
| you | pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | pedaled; pedalled |
| we | pedaled; pedalled |
| you | pedaled; pedalled |
| they | pedaled; pedalled |
Pluperfect
| I | had pedaled; pedalled |
| you | had pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | had pedaled; pedalled |
| we | had pedaled; pedalled |
| you | had pedaled; pedalled |
| they | had pedaled; pedalled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pedal |
| you | would pedal |
| he;she;it | would pedal |
| we | would pedal |
| you | would pedal |
| they | would pedal |
Perfect
| I | would have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | would have pedaled; pedalled |
| he;she;it | would have pedaled; pedalled |
| we | would have pedaled; pedalled |
| you | would have pedaled; pedalled |
| they | would have pedaled; pedalled |
Imperative
| you | pedal |
| we | Let's pedal |
| you | pedal |
Verbs conjugated like 'pedal'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pedal'
medal,
peal,
beal,
bedag,
bedaw,
bedeal,
deal,
decal,
feal,
geal,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédale, Latin pedāl(is). By surface analysis, ped- + -al.
Sample Sentences
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to pedal one's loom
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He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.
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In the 1890’s “women were behind the stove,” he relates. But they cycled, too. “And they had difficulty pedalling bicycles with ankle-length skirts. “At the time,” Taylor said, “the most sinful thing a woman could do was to show light between her legs. “The original culotte was designed by a LAW member’s wife. The churches (in the East) termed this bepantsed female activity of biking “sinful bicycling,” he noted. [1975 April 17, Jack Weatherly, “Dallas or Bust”, in The Courier News, volume 80, number 286, Blytheville, Ark., page 8, column 3:]
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Crucial to the crankset is the bottom bracket. Of all the bearings on a bike, the bottom bracket is the one that has to bear the heaviest load. Not only does the bottom bracket have to spin while you pedal, but it takes the force of all the twisting and turning that occurs during pedaling. [2009, Dennis Bailey, Keith Gates, Bike Repair and Maintenance For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:]
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The old man's backside fizgigged with laughter. "See ya, kid!" he called as Dave pedaled away. [2010 June, Wendelin Van Draanen, “Vinnie Gets Grilled”, in The Power Potion (The Gecko & Sticky), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 46:]
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Pinot was among those involved in the huge pile-up just as the race entered the final three kilometres. Grazes were visible under his torn clothing as he pedalled, with a face like thunder, to the finish line. [2020 August 29, Jeremy Whittle, “Alexander Kristoff takes Tour de France yellow jersey after day of crashe”, in The Guardian:]