Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sports
Participle: sportsed
Gerund: sportsing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sports |
| you | sports |
| he;she;it | sportses |
| we | sports |
| you | sports |
| they | sports |
Perfect
| I | have sportsed |
| you | have sportsed |
| he;she;it | has sportsed |
| we | have sportsed |
| you | have sportsed |
| they | have sportsed |
Past
| I | sportsed |
| you | sportsed |
| he;she;it | sportsed |
| we | sportsed |
| you | sportsed |
| they | sportsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sportsed |
| you | had sportsed |
| he;she;it | had sportsed |
| we | had sportsed |
| you | had sportsed |
| they | had sportsed |
Future
| I | will sports |
| you | will sports |
| he;she;it | will sports |
| we | will sports |
| you | will sports |
| they | will sports |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sportsed |
| you | will have sportsed |
| he;she;it | will have sportsed |
| we | will have sportsed |
| you | will have sportsed |
| they | will have sportsed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sports |
| you | sports |
| he;she;it | sports |
| we | sports |
| you | sports |
| they | sports |
Perfect
| I | have sportsed |
| you | have sportsed |
| he;she;it | have sportsed |
| we | have sportsed |
| you | have sportsed |
| they | have sportsed |
Imperfect
| I | sportsed |
| you | sportsed |
| he;she;it | sportsed |
| we | sportsed |
| you | sportsed |
| they | sportsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sportsed |
| you | had sportsed |
| he;she;it | had sportsed |
| we | had sportsed |
| you | had sportsed |
| they | had sportsed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sports |
| you | would sports |
| he;she;it | would sports |
| we | would sports |
| you | would sports |
| they | would sports |
Perfect
| I | would have sportsed |
| you | would have sportsed |
| he;she;it | would have sportsed |
| we | would have sportsed |
| you | would have sportsed |
| they | would have sportsed |
Imperative
| you | sports |
| we | Let's sports |
| you | sports |
Verbs conjugated like 'sports'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sports'
sport,
asport,
port,
short,
snort,
sort,
spirt,
spore,
spork,
spot,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
3. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic *dis-
5. Latin dis-
6. Old French des-
7. Proto-Indo-European *per-
8. Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂
9. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂
10. Proto-Italic *portā
11. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
12. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
13. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
14. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
15. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
16. Proto-Italic *-ājō
17. Proto-Italic *-āō
18. Proto-Italic *portāō
19. Latin portāre
20. Old French porter
21. Anglo-Norman desporterbor.
22. Middle English disporten
23. Middle English sporten
24. English sport
25. English -s
26. English sports
27. From sport + -s.
Sample Sentences
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But I have a feeling that in many senses the American consumer is getting over-sportsed. [1981, Broadcasting, Broadcasting Publications, page 84:]
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And so sports they did! They put on their very own athletic shorts and jerseys and headed down to the field. There, they met other people similarly attired, who also desired to sports with them. And so they sportsed. [2011, Sean Ahern, What It Tastes Like to Be Sane, self-published through Lulu.com, page 140:]