Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to twist
Participle: twisted
Gerund: twisting
Indicative
Present
| I | twist |
| you | twist |
| he;she;it | twists |
| we | twist |
| you | twist |
| they | twist |
Perfect
| I | have twisted |
| you | have twisted |
| he;she;it | has twisted |
| we | have twisted |
| you | have twisted |
| they | have twisted |
Past
| I | twisted |
| you | twisted |
| he;she;it | twisted |
| we | twisted |
| you | twisted |
| they | twisted |
Pluperfect
| I | had twisted |
| you | had twisted |
| he;she;it | had twisted |
| we | had twisted |
| you | had twisted |
| they | had twisted |
Future
| I | will twist |
| you | will twist |
| he;she;it | will twist |
| we | will twist |
| you | will twist |
| they | will twist |
Future Perfect
| I | will have twisted |
| you | will have twisted |
| he;she;it | will have twisted |
| we | will have twisted |
| you | will have twisted |
| they | will have twisted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | twist |
| you | twist |
| he;she;it | twist |
| we | twist |
| you | twist |
| they | twist |
Perfect
| I | have twisted |
| you | have twisted |
| he;she;it | have twisted |
| we | have twisted |
| you | have twisted |
| they | have twisted |
Imperfect
| I | twisted |
| you | twisted |
| he;she;it | twisted |
| we | twisted |
| you | twisted |
| they | twisted |
Pluperfect
| I | had twisted |
| you | had twisted |
| he;she;it | had twisted |
| we | had twisted |
| you | had twisted |
| they | had twisted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would twist |
| you | would twist |
| he;she;it | would twist |
| we | would twist |
| you | would twist |
| they | would twist |
Perfect
| I | would have twisted |
| you | would have twisted |
| he;she;it | would have twisted |
| we | would have twisted |
| you | would have twisted |
| they | would have twisted |
Imperative
| you | twist |
| we | Let's twist |
| you | twist |
Verbs conjugated like 'twist'
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 'twist'
trist,
twilt,
twit,
wist,
agist,
atrist,
buist,
entwist,
exist,
fist,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- braid
- intertwine, plait
- change
- alter, pervert
Antonyms
- in blackjack, be dealt another card
- stay, stick
- to give something a shape and definition
- buckle, form, warp, writhe
- change
- constancy, stability, immutability, firmness
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. PIE word
2. *dwóh₁
3. From Middle English twist, from Old English *twist, in compounds (e.g. mæsttwist (“a rope; stay”), candeltwist (“a wick”)), from Proto-Germanic *twistaz, a derivative of *twi- (“two-”) (compare also twine, between, betwixt).
4. Related to Saterland Frisian Twist (“discord”), Dutch twist (“twist; strife; discord”), German Low German Twist (“strife; discord”), German Zwist (“turmoil; strife; discord”), Swedish tvist (“quarrel; dispute”), Icelandic tvistur (“deuce”).
5. The verb is from Middle English twisten. Compare Dutch twisten, Danish tviste (“to dispute”), Swedish tvista (“to argue; dispute”). See: Middle English '
twisten', Dutch '
twisten', Danish '
tviste', Swedish '
tvista'.
Sample Sentences
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He handled his text in all kinds of ways, and twisted it into all manner of shapes; but always ingeniously, and with a rude eloquence, well adapted to the comprehension of his hearers. Indeed if I be not mistaken, he studied their sympathies and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] always being wanted, and none of them ever come, this enlivening engine is in full performance the whole day through. Clothes are drying in the same yard; female slaves, with cotton handkerchiefs twisted round their heads are running to and fro on the hotel business; black waiters cross and recross with dishes in their hands; two great dogs are playing upon a mound of loose bricks in the centre of [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The coachman employs himself in twisting the lash of his whip into a knot, and takes no more notice of the question: clearly signifying that it is anybody 's business but his, and that the passengers would do well to fix it, among [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)