Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tinker with sth
Participle: tinkered with sth
Gerund: tinkering with sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tinker with sth |
| you | tinker with sth |
| he;she;it | tinkers with sth |
| we | tinker with sth |
| you | tinker with sth |
| they | tinker with sth |
Perfect
| I | have tinkered with sth |
| you | have tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | has tinkered with sth |
| we | have tinkered with sth |
| you | have tinkered with sth |
| they | have tinkered with sth |
Past
| I | tinkered with sth |
| you | tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | tinkered with sth |
| we | tinkered with sth |
| you | tinkered with sth |
| they | tinkered with sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had tinkered with sth |
| you | had tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | had tinkered with sth |
| we | had tinkered with sth |
| you | had tinkered with sth |
| they | had tinkered with sth |
Future
| I | will tinker with sth |
| you | will tinker with sth |
| he;she;it | will tinker with sth |
| we | will tinker with sth |
| you | will tinker with sth |
| they | will tinker with sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tinkered with sth |
| you | will have tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | will have tinkered with sth |
| we | will have tinkered with sth |
| you | will have tinkered with sth |
| they | will have tinkered with sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tinker with sth |
| you | tinker with sth |
| he;she;it | tinker with sth |
| we | tinker with sth |
| you | tinker with sth |
| they | tinker with sth |
Perfect
| I | have tinkered with sth |
| you | have tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | have tinkered with sth |
| we | have tinkered with sth |
| you | have tinkered with sth |
| they | have tinkered with sth |
Imperfect
| I | tinkered with sth |
| you | tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | tinkered with sth |
| we | tinkered with sth |
| you | tinkered with sth |
| they | tinkered with sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had tinkered with sth |
| you | had tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | had tinkered with sth |
| we | had tinkered with sth |
| you | had tinkered with sth |
| they | had tinkered with sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tinker with sth |
| you | would tinker with sth |
| he;she;it | would tinker with sth |
| we | would tinker with sth |
| you | would tinker with sth |
| they | would tinker with sth |
Perfect
| I | would have tinkered with sth |
| you | would have tinkered with sth |
| he;she;it | would have tinkered with sth |
| we | would have tinkered with sth |
| you | would have tinkered with sth |
| they | would have tinkered with sth |
Imperative
| you | tinker with sth |
| we | Let's tinker with sth |
| you | tinker with sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'tinker'
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 'tinker'
linker,
tanker,
tinder,
bicker,
binner,
blinker,
bunker,
canker,
cinder,
clinker,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. "mender of kettles, pots, pans, etc.," 1252 (as a surname), of uncertain origin. Some connect the word with the sound made by light hammering on metal. The verb meaning "to keep busy in a useless way" is first found 1658. Tinker's damn "something slight and worthless" is from 1824, preserving tinkers' reputation for free and casual use of profanity.
2. From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).
Sample Sentences
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the broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane [1894, Thomas Hardy, A Few Crusted Characters:]
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As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. [2012 January 26, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:]
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And because he wants to show that he is a dominant male, he tinkered the engine of his motorbike to make it even noisier. [2013, Eric Goulard, Body Language Secrets Revealed:]
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We're not just talking about changes that tinker around the edges - we're looking to take advantage of some of the world's latest digital and tech developments to improve our service. [2020 May 20, “Network News: LNER seeks innovation through FutureLabs project”, in Rail, page 14:]