Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to backstop
Participle: backstopped
Gerund: backstopping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | backstop |
| you | backstop |
| he;she;it | backstops |
| we | backstop |
| you | backstop |
| they | backstop |
Perfect
| I | have backstopped |
| you | have backstopped |
| he;she;it | has backstopped |
| we | have backstopped |
| you | have backstopped |
| they | have backstopped |
Past
| I | backstopped |
| you | backstopped |
| he;she;it | backstopped |
| we | backstopped |
| you | backstopped |
| they | backstopped |
Pluperfect
| I | had backstopped |
| you | had backstopped |
| he;she;it | had backstopped |
| we | had backstopped |
| you | had backstopped |
| they | had backstopped |
Future
| I | will backstop |
| you | will backstop |
| he;she;it | will backstop |
| we | will backstop |
| you | will backstop |
| they | will backstop |
Future Perfect
| I | will have backstopped |
| you | will have backstopped |
| he;she;it | will have backstopped |
| we | will have backstopped |
| you | will have backstopped |
| they | will have backstopped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | backstop |
| you | backstop |
| he;she;it | backstop |
| we | backstop |
| you | backstop |
| they | backstop |
Perfect
| I | have backstopped |
| you | have backstopped |
| he;she;it | have backstopped |
| we | have backstopped |
| you | have backstopped |
| they | have backstopped |
Imperfect
| I | backstopped |
| you | backstopped |
| he;she;it | backstopped |
| we | backstopped |
| you | backstopped |
| they | backstopped |
Pluperfect
| I | had backstopped |
| you | had backstopped |
| he;she;it | had backstopped |
| we | had backstopped |
| you | had backstopped |
| they | had backstopped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would backstop |
| you | would backstop |
| he;she;it | would backstop |
| we | would backstop |
| you | would backstop |
| they | would backstop |
Perfect
| I | would have backstopped |
| you | would have backstopped |
| he;she;it | would have backstopped |
| we | would have backstopped |
| you | would have backstopped |
| they | would have backstopped |
Imperative
| you | backstop |
| we | Let's backstop |
| you | backstop |
Verbs conjugated like 'backstop'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'backstop'
backstep,
backdrop,
backslap,
backstab,
black-top,
blacktop,
backdoor,
backflip,
backfoot,
backlog,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From back + stop.
Sample Sentences
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Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian. [2013 March 26, Douglas Busvine, Darya Korsunskaya, “Russia backstops Cyprus bailout despite anger”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2013:]