Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tick away
Participle: ticked away
Gerund: ticking away
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tick away |
| you | tick away |
| he;she;it | ticks away |
| we | tick away |
| you | tick away |
| they | tick away |
Perfect
| I | have ticked away |
| you | have ticked away |
| he;she;it | has ticked away |
| we | have ticked away |
| you | have ticked away |
| they | have ticked away |
Past
| I | ticked away |
| you | ticked away |
| he;she;it | ticked away |
| we | ticked away |
| you | ticked away |
| they | ticked away |
Pluperfect
| I | had ticked away |
| you | had ticked away |
| he;she;it | had ticked away |
| we | had ticked away |
| you | had ticked away |
| they | had ticked away |
Future
| I | will tick away |
| you | will tick away |
| he;she;it | will tick away |
| we | will tick away |
| you | will tick away |
| they | will tick away |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ticked away |
| you | will have ticked away |
| he;she;it | will have ticked away |
| we | will have ticked away |
| you | will have ticked away |
| they | will have ticked away |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tick away |
| you | tick away |
| he;she;it | tick away |
| we | tick away |
| you | tick away |
| they | tick away |
Perfect
| I | have ticked away |
| you | have ticked away |
| he;she;it | have ticked away |
| we | have ticked away |
| you | have ticked away |
| they | have ticked away |
Imperfect
| I | ticked away |
| you | ticked away |
| he;she;it | ticked away |
| we | ticked away |
| you | ticked away |
| they | ticked away |
Pluperfect
| I | had ticked away |
| you | had ticked away |
| he;she;it | had ticked away |
| we | had ticked away |
| you | had ticked away |
| they | had ticked away |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tick away |
| you | would tick away |
| he;she;it | would tick away |
| we | would tick away |
| you | would tick away |
| they | would tick away |
Perfect
| I | would have ticked away |
| you | would have ticked away |
| he;she;it | would have ticked away |
| we | would have ticked away |
| you | would have ticked away |
| they | would have ticked away |
Imperative
| you | tick away |
| we | Let's tick away |
| you | tick away |
Verbs conjugated like 'tick'
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 'tick'
dick,
hick,
kick,
lick,
nick,
pick,
rick,
sick,
stick,
tack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English ticken, tiken, probably from Old English *ticcian (“to touch, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkōn (“to touch, tap”), cognate with German zecken (“to nudge, poke, jab”). Doublet of tig. See: German, old spelling '
zecken'.
Verbs referencing "tick"
German, old spelling
zecken.
Sample Sentences
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[ object ticking ] [anticipatory music] [ engine rumbling ]
(Suburban Fury)