swell – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of swell

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to swell
Participle: swollen; swelled
Gerund: swelling

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of swell

Indicative

Present

Iswell
youswell
he;she;itswells
weswell
youswell
theyswell

Perfect

Ihave swollen; swelled
youhave swollen; swelled
he;she;ithas swollen; swelled
wehave swollen; swelled
youhave swollen; swelled
theyhave swollen; swelled

Past

Iswelled
youswelled
he;she;itswelled
weswelled
youswelled
theyswelled

Pluperfect

Ihad swollen; swelled
youhad swollen; swelled
he;she;ithad swollen; swelled
wehad swollen; swelled
youhad swollen; swelled
theyhad swollen; swelled

Future

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

Future Perfect

Iwill have swollen; swelled
youwill have swollen; swelled
he;she;itwill have swollen; swelled
wewill have swollen; swelled
youwill have swollen; swelled
theywill have swollen; swelled

Subjunctive

Present

Iswell
youswell
he;she;itswell
weswell
youswell
theyswell

Perfect

Ihave swollen; swelled
youhave swollen; swelled
he;she;ithave swollen; swelled
wehave swollen; swelled
youhave swollen; swelled
theyhave swollen; swelled

Imperfect

Iswelled
youswelled
he;she;itswelled
weswelled
youswelled
theyswelled

Pluperfect

Ihad swollen; swelled
youhad swollen; swelled
he;she;ithad swollen; swelled
wehad swollen; swelled
youhad swollen; swelled
theyhad swollen; swelled

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

Iwould have swollen; swelled
youwould have swollen; swelled
he;she;itwould have swollen; swelled
wewould have swollen; swelled
youwould have swollen; swelled
theywould have swollen; swelled

Imperative

youswell
weLet's swell
youswell

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'swell'

swell,

Verbs similar to 'swell'

dwell, sell, shell, skell, smell, snell, spell, sweal, swill, well,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expand
increase, enlarge, balloon, inflate, bloat, bulge, grow, distend

Antonyms

expand
condense, contract, restrict, curtail

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English swellen, from Old English swellan (“to swell”), from Proto-West Germanic *swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”), of unknown origin.
2. Cognate with Saterland Frisian swälle (“to swell”), West Frisian swolle (“to swell”), Dutch zwellen (“to swell”), Low German swellen (“to swell”), German schwellen (“to swell”), Swedish svälla (“to swell”), Icelandic svella. The adjective may derive from the noun. See: Middle English 'swellen', Old English 'swellan', Proto-Germanic '*swellaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'swälle', Dutch 'zwellen', Low Saxon 'swellen', German, old spelling 'schwellen', Swedish 'svälla', Icelandic 'svella'.

Verbs referencing "swell"

German, old spelling schwellen, Swedish svälla, Icelandic svella, Low Saxon swellen, Luxembourgish schwëllen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Samsons in one bent upon driving her back, and hitting her exactly between the eyes whenever she attempts to advance an inch. Imagine the ship herself, with every pulse and artery of her huge body swollen and bursting under this maltreatment, sworn to go on or die. Imagine the wind howling, the sea roaring, the rain beating: all in furious array against her. Picture the sky both dark and wild, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Still she thought she heard the trader make an offer for her boy; — could she be mistaken ? Her heart swelled and throbbed, and she involuntarily strained him so tight that the little fellow looked up into her face in astonishment. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The indescribable interest with which I strained my eyes, as the first patches of American soil peeped like molehills from the green sea, and followed them, as they swelled, by slow and almost imperceptible degrees, into a continuous line of coast, can hardly be exaggerated. A sharp keen wind blew dead against us; a hard frost prevailed on shore; and the cold was most [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to his gigantic frame, he had been for some years witnessing with repressed uneasiness the workings of a system equally bad for oppressor and oppressed. At last, one day, John's great heart had swelled altogether too big to wear his bonds any longer; so he just took his pocket-book out of his desk, and went over into Ohio, and bought a quarter of a township of good, rich land, made out free papers [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] a sort of claim and right to it. The other that, by dint of long thinking about, it had become a monomania with him, and had acquired a fascination which he found it impossible to resist; swelling from an Earthly Copper Gallon into an Ethereal Golden Vat. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • When the horses were swollen out to about twice their natural dimensions (there seems to be an idea here, that this kind of inflation improves their going ), we went forward again, through mud and mire, and damp, and festering [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The door opened again, and Topsy, her eyes swelled with crying, appeared, holding something under her apron. Rosa made a quick forbidding gesture; but she took a step into the room. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] busied one day in her apartment, heard a gentle tap at the door. She opened it, and there stood Rosa, the pretty young quadroon, whom we have before often noticed, her hair in disorder, and her eyes swelled with crying. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • And clear and loud swelled through the empty halls the refrain, “ O there'll be mourning, mourning, mourning, O there'll be mourning, at the judgment-seat of Christ ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • When Tom stood face to face with his persecutor, and heard his threats, and thought in his very soul that his hour was come, his heart swelled bravely in him, and he thought he could bear torture and fire, bear anything, with the vision of Jesus and heaven but just a step beyond; but, when he was gone, and the present excitement passed [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [ Toro ] How are you, man ? [groans] [ dramatic music swells ] (Counterstrike)