robe – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of robe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to robe
Participle: robed
Gerund: robing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Irobe
yourobe
he;she;itrobes
werobe
yourobe
theyrobe

Perfect

Ihave robed
youhave robed
he;she;ithas robed
wehave robed
youhave robed
theyhave robed

Past

Irobed
yourobed
he;she;itrobed
werobed
yourobed
theyrobed

Pluperfect

Ihad robed
youhad robed
he;she;ithad robed
wehad robed
youhad robed
theyhad robed

Future

Iwill robe
youwill robe
he;she;itwill robe
wewill robe
youwill robe
theywill robe

Future Perfect

Iwill have robed
youwill have robed
he;she;itwill have robed
wewill have robed
youwill have robed
theywill have robed

Subjunctive

Present

Irobe
yourobe
he;she;itrobe
werobe
yourobe
theyrobe

Perfect

Ihave robed
youhave robed
he;she;ithave robed
wehave robed
youhave robed
theyhave robed

Imperfect

Irobed
yourobed
he;she;itrobed
werobed
yourobed
theyrobed

Pluperfect

Ihad robed
youhad robed
he;she;ithad robed
wehad robed
youhad robed
theyhad robed

Conditional

Present

Iwould robe
youwould robe
he;she;itwould robe
wewould robe
youwould robe
theywould robe

Perfect

Iwould have robed
youwould have robed
he;she;itwould have robed
wewould have robed
youwould have robed
theywould have robed

Imperative

yourobe
weLet's robe
yourobe

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam robing
youare robing
he;she;itis robing
weare robing
youare robing
theyare robing

Perfect

Ihave been robing
youhave been robing
he;she;ithas been robing
wehave been robing
youhave been robing
theyhave been robing

Past

Iwas robing
youwere robing
he;she;itwas robing
wewere robing
youwere robing
theywere robing

Pluperfect

Ihad been robing
youhad been robing
he;she;ithad been robing
wehad been robing
youhad been robing
theyhad been robing

Future

Iwill be robing
youwill be robing
he;she;itwill be robing
wewill be robing
youwill be robing
theywill be robing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been robing
youwill have been robing
he;she;itwill have been robing
wewill have been robing
youwill have been robing
theywill have been robing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be robing
youwould be robing
he;she;itwould be robing
wewould be robing
youwould be robing
theywould be robing

Perfect

Iwould have been robing
youwould have been robing
he;she;itwould have been robing
wewould have been robing
youwould have been robing
theywould have been robing

Other

Verbs similar to 'robe'

jobe, probe, rob, rope, rose, rote, rove, be, bob, bode,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to clothe
clothe
to adorn or cover with clothing
accouter, address, apparel, array, attire, beclothe, clothe, dight, don, dress, enrobe, equip, invest, put on, slip on

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”).
2. cognates and related terms
3. Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roubōn (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old English rēafian (“to steal, deprive”). Cognate with Spanish ropa (“clothing, clothes”). More at rob, reaf, reave. See: German, old spelling 'rauben'.

Sample Sentences

  • Tom sung the words of a well-known Methodist hymn, “ I see a band of spirits bright, That taste the glories there; They all are robed in spotless white, And conquering palms they bear. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ They are all robed in spotless white, And conquering palms they bear. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • There she lay, robed in one of the simple white dresses she had been wont to wear when living; the rose-colored light through the curtains cast over the icy coldness of death a warm glow. The heavy eyelashes drooped [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)