Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prance
Participle: pranced
Gerund: prancing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prance |
| you | prance |
| he;she;it | prances |
| we | prance |
| you | prance |
| they | prance |
Perfect
| I | have pranced |
| you | have pranced |
| he;she;it | has pranced |
| we | have pranced |
| you | have pranced |
| they | have pranced |
Past
| I | pranced |
| you | pranced |
| he;she;it | pranced |
| we | pranced |
| you | pranced |
| they | pranced |
Pluperfect
| I | had pranced |
| you | had pranced |
| he;she;it | had pranced |
| we | had pranced |
| you | had pranced |
| they | had pranced |
Future
| I | will prance |
| you | will prance |
| he;she;it | will prance |
| we | will prance |
| you | will prance |
| they | will prance |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pranced |
| you | will have pranced |
| he;she;it | will have pranced |
| we | will have pranced |
| you | will have pranced |
| they | will have pranced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prance |
| you | prance |
| he;she;it | prance |
| we | prance |
| you | prance |
| they | prance |
Perfect
| I | have pranced |
| you | have pranced |
| he;she;it | have pranced |
| we | have pranced |
| you | have pranced |
| they | have pranced |
Imperfect
| I | pranced |
| you | pranced |
| he;she;it | pranced |
| we | pranced |
| you | pranced |
| they | pranced |
Pluperfect
| I | had pranced |
| you | had pranced |
| he;she;it | had pranced |
| we | had pranced |
| you | had pranced |
| they | had pranced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prance |
| you | would prance |
| he;she;it | would prance |
| we | would prance |
| you | would prance |
| they | would prance |
Perfect
| I | would have pranced |
| you | would have pranced |
| he;she;it | would have pranced |
| we | would have pranced |
| you | would have pranced |
| they | would have pranced |
Imperative
| you | prance |
| we | Let's prance |
| you | prance |
Verbs conjugated like 'prance'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prance'
praunce,
prince,
trance,
arace,
brace,
branch,
chance,
cranch,
crane,
creance,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1374, originally of horses, perhaps related to M.E. pranken "to show off," from M.Du. pronken "to strut, parade" (see prank); or perhaps from Dan. dialectal prandse "to go in a stately manner."
2. From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).
Sample Sentences
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[...] means tended to allay the confusion of his nerves. So, with great vehemence, he overturned Sam, and, giving two or three contemptuous snorts, flourished his heels vigorously in the air, and was soon prancing away towards the lower end of the lawn, followed by Bill and Jerry, whom Andy had not failed to let loose, according to contract, speeding them off with various direful ejaculations. And now ensued [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)