Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scamper
Participle: scampered
Gerund: scampering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scamper |
| you | scamper |
| he;she;it | scampers |
| we | scamper |
| you | scamper |
| they | scamper |
Perfect
| I | have scampered |
| you | have scampered |
| he;she;it | has scampered |
| we | have scampered |
| you | have scampered |
| they | have scampered |
Past
| I | scampered |
| you | scampered |
| he;she;it | scampered |
| we | scampered |
| you | scampered |
| they | scampered |
Pluperfect
| I | had scampered |
| you | had scampered |
| he;she;it | had scampered |
| we | had scampered |
| you | had scampered |
| they | had scampered |
Future
| I | will scamper |
| you | will scamper |
| he;she;it | will scamper |
| we | will scamper |
| you | will scamper |
| they | will scamper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scampered |
| you | will have scampered |
| he;she;it | will have scampered |
| we | will have scampered |
| you | will have scampered |
| they | will have scampered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scamper |
| you | scamper |
| he;she;it | scamper |
| we | scamper |
| you | scamper |
| they | scamper |
Perfect
| I | have scampered |
| you | have scampered |
| he;she;it | have scampered |
| we | have scampered |
| you | have scampered |
| they | have scampered |
Imperfect
| I | scampered |
| you | scampered |
| he;she;it | scampered |
| we | scampered |
| you | scampered |
| they | scampered |
Pluperfect
| I | had scampered |
| you | had scampered |
| he;she;it | had scampered |
| we | had scampered |
| you | had scampered |
| they | had scampered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scamper |
| you | would scamper |
| he;she;it | would scamper |
| we | would scamper |
| you | would scamper |
| they | would scamper |
Perfect
| I | would have scampered |
| you | would have scampered |
| he;she;it | would have scampered |
| we | would have scampered |
| you | would have scampered |
| they | would have scampered |
Imperative
| you | scamper |
| we | Let's scamper |
| you | scamper |
Verbs conjugated like 'scamper'
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 'scamper'
scarper,
camber,
caper,
clamper,
hamper,
pamper,
scamp,
scape,
scatter,
schmeer,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to move at full speed in retreat; to escape
- absquatulate, amscray, beat a retreat, beat feet, beat it, blow this popsicle stand, bolt, book it, do a bunk, flee, fly the coop, get lost, get out, gnash, head for the hills, hightail, hightail it, hit the road, jump, kick rocks, leg it, make a break for it, make a run for it, make tracks, namous, peg it, rabbit, run a mile, run away, run for the hills, run off, scarper, scat, scram, shemozzle, skedaddle, take a powder, take flight, take off, take to one's heels, take to the hills, tear off, turn tail, vamoose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. See: Dutch '
schamperen'.
Sample Sentences
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The child scampered, with all his little strength, after the prize, while his master laughed.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] was as free to him as to any man living, but he no sooner raised his head and caught sight of it, all shining in the light, than, with the involuntary instinct of a prisoner, he cast away his spade, scampered off as fast as his legs would carry him, and never once looked back.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] full of light and softness; catching glimpses, through the tree-tops, of scattered cabins; children running to the doors; dogs bursting out to bark, whom we could see without hearing: terrified pigs scampering homewards; families sitting out in their rude gardens; cows gazing upward with a stupid indifference; men in their shirt-sleeves looking on at their unfinished houses, planning out to-morrow 's [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Well, the dogs bayed and howled, and we rode and scampered, and finally we started him. He ran and bounded like a buck, and kept us well in the rear for some time; but at last he got caught in an impenetrable thicket of cane; then he turned to bay, and I [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] thought that Missis was the principal sufferer in the case, especially as Marie began to have hysterical spasms, and sent for the doctor, and at last declared herself dying; and, in the running and scampering, and bringing up hot bottles, and heating of flannels, and chafing, and fussing, that ensued, there was quite a diversion.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)