Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to backslide
Participle: backslid; backslidden
Gerund: backsliding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | backslide |
| you | backslide |
| he;she;it | backslides |
| we | backslide |
| you | backslide |
| they | backslide |
Perfect
| I | have backslid; backslidden |
| you | have backslid; backslidden |
| he;she;it | has backslid; backslidden |
| we | have backslid; backslidden |
| you | have backslid; backslidden |
| they | have backslid; backslidden |
Past
| I | backslid |
| you | backslid |
| he;she;it | backslid |
| we | backslid |
| you | backslid |
| they | backslid |
Pluperfect
| I | had backslid; backslidden |
| you | had backslid; backslidden |
| he;she;it | had backslid; backslidden |
| we | had backslid; backslidden |
| you | had backslid; backslidden |
| they | had backslid; backslidden |
Future
| I | will backslide |
| you | will backslide |
| he;she;it | will backslide |
| we | will backslide |
| you | will backslide |
| they | will backslide |
Future Perfect
| I | will have backslid; backslidden |
| you | will have backslid; backslidden |
| he;she;it | will have backslid; backslidden |
| we | will have backslid; backslidden |
| you | will have backslid; backslidden |
| they | will have backslid; backslidden |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | backslide |
| you | backslide |
| he;she;it | backslide |
| we | backslide |
| you | backslide |
| they | backslide |
Perfect
| I | have backslid; backslidden |
| you | have backslid; backslidden |
| he;she;it | have backslid; backslidden |
| we | have backslid; backslidden |
| you | have backslid; backslidden |
| they | have backslid; backslidden |
Imperfect
| I | backslid |
| you | backslid |
| he;she;it | backslid |
| we | backslid |
| you | backslid |
| they | backslid |
Pluperfect
| I | had backslid; backslidden |
| you | had backslid; backslidden |
| he;she;it | had backslid; backslidden |
| we | had backslid; backslidden |
| you | had backslid; backslidden |
| they | had backslid; backslidden |
Conditional
Present
| I | would backslide |
| you | would backslide |
| he;she;it | would backslide |
| we | would backslide |
| you | would backslide |
| they | would backslide |
Perfect
| I | would have backslid; backslidden |
| you | would have backslid; backslidden |
| he;she;it | would have backslid; backslidden |
| we | would have backslid; backslidden |
| you | would have backslid; backslidden |
| they | would have backslid; backslidden |
Imperative
| you | backslide |
| we | Let's backslide |
| you | backslide |
Verbs similar to 'backslide'
backshine,
backsplice,
backbite,
backfire,
backflip,
backlink,
backlist,
backshift,
backshish,
backslap,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From back + slide.
Sample Sentences
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He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.
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[…] Monna Brigida, who had backslided into false hair in Romola's absence, but now drew it off again and declared she would not mind being gray, if her dear child would stay with her. [1893, George Eliot, “Meeting Again”, in Romola, volume III, page 233:]
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Despite backsliding in various parts of the globe, there's a very clear trend towards the decentralisation of governments. [1997, J. J. King, quoting Kevin Kelly, “The Right Connections: Tea with Kevin Kelly”, in Mute, volume 1, number 8, →ISSN:]
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Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. [2002 June 24, “Rich countries backsliding on WTO commitments on drug patent rules says Oxfam International”, in Oxfam America, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2007:]