Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tackle
Participle: tackled
Gerund: tackling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tackle |
| you | tackle |
| he;she;it | tackles |
| we | tackle |
| you | tackle |
| they | tackle |
Perfect
| I | have tackled |
| you | have tackled |
| he;she;it | has tackled |
| we | have tackled |
| you | have tackled |
| they | have tackled |
Past
| I | tackled |
| you | tackled |
| he;she;it | tackled |
| we | tackled |
| you | tackled |
| they | tackled |
Pluperfect
| I | had tackled |
| you | had tackled |
| he;she;it | had tackled |
| we | had tackled |
| you | had tackled |
| they | had tackled |
Future
| I | will tackle |
| you | will tackle |
| he;she;it | will tackle |
| we | will tackle |
| you | will tackle |
| they | will tackle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tackled |
| you | will have tackled |
| he;she;it | will have tackled |
| we | will have tackled |
| you | will have tackled |
| they | will have tackled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tackle |
| you | tackle |
| he;she;it | tackle |
| we | tackle |
| you | tackle |
| they | tackle |
Perfect
| I | have tackled |
| you | have tackled |
| he;she;it | have tackled |
| we | have tackled |
| you | have tackled |
| they | have tackled |
Imperfect
| I | tackled |
| you | tackled |
| he;she;it | tackled |
| we | tackled |
| you | tackled |
| they | tackled |
Pluperfect
| I | had tackled |
| you | had tackled |
| he;she;it | had tackled |
| we | had tackled |
| you | had tackled |
| they | had tackled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tackle |
| you | would tackle |
| he;she;it | would tackle |
| we | would tackle |
| you | would tackle |
| they | would tackle |
Perfect
| I | would have tackled |
| you | would have tackled |
| he;she;it | would have tackled |
| we | would have tackled |
| you | would have tackled |
| they | would have tackled |
Imperative
| you | tackle |
| we | Let's tackle |
| you | tackle |
Verbs conjugated like 'tackle'
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 'tackle'
cackle,
hackle,
mackle,
rackle,
tickle,
ankle,
buckle,
chackle,
cockle,
crackle,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging”), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize”). Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle”), Swedish tackel (“tackle”). More at take.
Verbs referencing "tackle"
Spanish
taclear, Finnish with old forms
taklata, Icelandic
tækla, Norwegian
takle, Cornish
takla, Spanish
tacklear.
Sample Sentences
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The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
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Have you tackled them about paying for it?
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The work on Bridge 22, over Hemming Street, is being tackled first; it was started in January and should be finished by Whitsun. [1959 May, “Talking of Trains: Bethnal Green alterations”, in Trains Illustrated, page 236:]
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The shark was thought to represent nature at its most cruel, and only a few painters and writers felt the need to tackle such a powerful subject. [1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 148:]
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"Singing is the oldest, most effective and productive way to tackle girls," asserted the 37-year-old, affectionately known as Ah Guan at Tan Chang Ren Music Station. [2000 June 7, Kor Kian Beng, “What's the best way to tackle girls? Sing”, in The New Paper, page 15:]
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It takes the form of a beautiful lady and tackles young and handsome men. [2003, Other Malay Ghosts:]
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Now, now, I know you guys are being excited but remember, your feelings play the most important role to tackle a girl. [2009, Z Master, General Tips about Life:]
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Kenneth Ma claims his secret to tackling girls lies in his new and improved skin condition. [2014, The Newsroom, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016:]