Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sprain
Participle: sprained
Gerund: spraining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sprain |
| you | sprain |
| he;she;it | sprains |
| we | sprain |
| you | sprain |
| they | sprain |
Perfect
| I | have sprained |
| you | have sprained |
| he;she;it | has sprained |
| we | have sprained |
| you | have sprained |
| they | have sprained |
Past
| I | sprained |
| you | sprained |
| he;she;it | sprained |
| we | sprained |
| you | sprained |
| they | sprained |
Pluperfect
| I | had sprained |
| you | had sprained |
| he;she;it | had sprained |
| we | had sprained |
| you | had sprained |
| they | had sprained |
Future
| I | will sprain |
| you | will sprain |
| he;she;it | will sprain |
| we | will sprain |
| you | will sprain |
| they | will sprain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sprained |
| you | will have sprained |
| he;she;it | will have sprained |
| we | will have sprained |
| you | will have sprained |
| they | will have sprained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sprain |
| you | sprain |
| he;she;it | sprain |
| we | sprain |
| you | sprain |
| they | sprain |
Perfect
| I | have sprained |
| you | have sprained |
| he;she;it | have sprained |
| we | have sprained |
| you | have sprained |
| they | have sprained |
Imperfect
| I | sprained |
| you | sprained |
| he;she;it | sprained |
| we | sprained |
| you | sprained |
| they | sprained |
Pluperfect
| I | had sprained |
| you | had sprained |
| he;she;it | had sprained |
| we | had sprained |
| you | had sprained |
| they | had sprained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sprain |
| you | would sprain |
| he;she;it | would sprain |
| we | would sprain |
| you | would sprain |
| they | would sprain |
Perfect
| I | would have sprained |
| you | would have sprained |
| he;she;it | would have sprained |
| we | would have sprained |
| you | would have sprained |
| they | would have sprained |
Imperative
| you | sprain |
| we | Let's sprain |
| you | sprain |
Verbs conjugated like 'sprain'
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 'sprain'
splain,
strain,
berain,
brain,
derain,
drain,
grain,
pain,
plain,
prawn,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Origin unknown. Noun attested since 1601; verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to squeeze or press out”), from Latin exprimere (“to squeeze out, express”), in which case cognate to express. See: Latin '
exprimo'.
Sample Sentences
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He sprained his knee after falling off the bicycle.
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Hi! I suppose you're expecting the Roadrunner! Well, he sprained a giblet cornering a sharp coive the other day, uh, so, uh, I'm standing in for him. [1963 June 8, Hare-Breadth Hurry, spoken by Bugs Bunny:]