Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to straddle
Participle: straddled
Gerund: straddling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | straddle |
| you | straddle |
| he;she;it | straddles |
| we | straddle |
| you | straddle |
| they | straddle |
Perfect
| I | have straddled |
| you | have straddled |
| he;she;it | has straddled |
| we | have straddled |
| you | have straddled |
| they | have straddled |
Past
| I | straddled |
| you | straddled |
| he;she;it | straddled |
| we | straddled |
| you | straddled |
| they | straddled |
Pluperfect
| I | had straddled |
| you | had straddled |
| he;she;it | had straddled |
| we | had straddled |
| you | had straddled |
| they | had straddled |
Future
| I | will straddle |
| you | will straddle |
| he;she;it | will straddle |
| we | will straddle |
| you | will straddle |
| they | will straddle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have straddled |
| you | will have straddled |
| he;she;it | will have straddled |
| we | will have straddled |
| you | will have straddled |
| they | will have straddled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | straddle |
| you | straddle |
| he;she;it | straddle |
| we | straddle |
| you | straddle |
| they | straddle |
Perfect
| I | have straddled |
| you | have straddled |
| he;she;it | have straddled |
| we | have straddled |
| you | have straddled |
| they | have straddled |
Imperfect
| I | straddled |
| you | straddled |
| he;she;it | straddled |
| we | straddled |
| you | straddled |
| they | straddled |
Pluperfect
| I | had straddled |
| you | had straddled |
| he;she;it | had straddled |
| we | had straddled |
| you | had straddled |
| they | had straddled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would straddle |
| you | would straddle |
| he;she;it | would straddle |
| we | would straddle |
| you | would straddle |
| they | would straddle |
Perfect
| I | would have straddled |
| you | would have straddled |
| he;she;it | would have straddled |
| we | would have straddled |
| you | would have straddled |
| they | would have straddled |
Imperative
| you | straddle |
| we | Let's straddle |
| you | straddle |
Verbs conjugated like 'straddle'
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 'straddle'
spraddle,
staddle,
striddle,
bestraddle,
raddle,
saddle,
scroddle,
straggle,
strangle,
strapple,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.
Sample Sentences
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But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled, and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place (Fanny Hill) [1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:]
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As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland, [1853, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Minotaur:]
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The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River. [1978, Jimmy Carter, Proclamation 4627:]
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Those in our movement who are Black and must straddle two movements, fighting the racism of the gay community along with the heterosexism in white institutions and in communities of color. [1985 February 9, “Black History Month”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 29, page 4:]
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Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.
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This weed straddles the entire garden.
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Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks