backfoot – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of backfoot

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to backfoot
Participle: backfooted
Gerund: backfooting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	backfoot
you	backfoot
he;she;it	backfoots
we	backfoot
you	backfoot
they	backfoot

Perfect

I	have backfooted
you	have backfooted
he;she;it	has backfooted
we	have backfooted
you	have backfooted
they	have backfooted

Past

I	backfooted
you	backfooted
he;she;it	backfooted
we	backfooted
you	backfooted
they	backfooted

Pluperfect

I	had backfooted
you	had backfooted
he;she;it	had backfooted
we	had backfooted
you	had backfooted
they	had backfooted

Future

I	will backfoot
you	will backfoot
he;she;it	will backfoot
we	will backfoot
you	will backfoot
they	will backfoot

Future Perfect

I	will have backfooted
you	will have backfooted
he;she;it	will have backfooted
we	will have backfooted
you	will have backfooted
they	will have backfooted

Subjunctive

Present

I	backfoot
you	backfoot
he;she;it	backfoot
we	backfoot
you	backfoot
they	backfoot

Perfect

I	have backfooted
you	have backfooted
he;she;it	have backfooted
we	have backfooted
you	have backfooted
they	have backfooted

Imperfect

I	backfooted
you	backfooted
he;she;it	backfooted
we	backfooted
you	backfooted
they	backfooted

Pluperfect

I	had backfooted
you	had backfooted
he;she;it	had backfooted
we	had backfooted
you	had backfooted
they	had backfooted

Conditional

Present

I	would backfoot
you	would backfoot
he;she;it	would backfoot
we	would backfoot
you	would backfoot
they	would backfoot

Perfect

I	would have backfooted
you	would have backfooted
he;she;it	would have backfooted
we	would have backfooted
you	would have backfooted
they	would have backfooted

Imperative

you	backfoot
we	Let's backfoot
you	backfoot

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am backfooting
you	are backfooting
he;she;it	is backfooting
we	are backfooting
you	are backfooting
they	are backfooting

Perfect

I	have been backfooting
you	have been backfooting
he;she;it	has been backfooting
we	have been backfooting
you	have been backfooting
they	have been backfooting

Past

I	was backfooting
you	were backfooting
he;she;it	was backfooting
we	were backfooting
you	were backfooting
they	were backfooting

Pluperfect

I	had been backfooting
you	had been backfooting
he;she;it	had been backfooting
we	had been backfooting
you	had been backfooting
they	had been backfooting

Future

I	will be backfooting
you	will be backfooting
he;she;it	will be backfooting
we	will be backfooting
you	will be backfooting
they	will be backfooting

Future Perfect

I	will have been backfooting
you	will have been backfooting
he;she;it	will have been backfooting
we	will have been backfooting
you	will have been backfooting
they	will have been backfooting

Conditional

Present

I	would be backfooting
you	would be backfooting
he;she;it	would be backfooting
we	would be backfooting
you	would be backfooting
they	would be backfooting

Perfect

I	would have been backfooting
you	would have been backfooting
he;she;it	would have been backfooting
we	would have been backfooting
you	would have been backfooting
they	would have been backfooting

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'backfoot'

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 'backfoot'

backdoor, backfit, backport, backshoot, jackboot, back-form, backcast, backchat, backcomb, backdrop,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From back + foot.

Sample Sentences

Hamlet is bitter, evasive, now backfooting them, now attacking, now genial - their job isn't going to be easy. [1996, Kenneth Branagh, “The Film diaries”, in Hamlet, page 188:]
Koizumi's government has been backfooted by the indictment of Horie, the former CEO of Livedoor Co., on charges of violating securities regulations [2006 February 21, “Japan opposition gears up for showdown on Livedoor”, in Boston Globe:]