Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bat
Participle: batted
Gerund: batting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bat |
| you | bat |
| he;she;it | bats |
| we | bat |
| you | bat |
| they | bat |
Perfect
| I | have batted |
| you | have batted |
| he;she;it | has batted |
| we | have batted |
| you | have batted |
| they | have batted |
Past
| I | batted |
| you | batted |
| he;she;it | batted |
| we | batted |
| you | batted |
| they | batted |
Pluperfect
| I | had batted |
| you | had batted |
| he;she;it | had batted |
| we | had batted |
| you | had batted |
| they | had batted |
Future
| I | will bat |
| you | will bat |
| he;she;it | will bat |
| we | will bat |
| you | will bat |
| they | will bat |
Future Perfect
| I | will have batted |
| you | will have batted |
| he;she;it | will have batted |
| we | will have batted |
| you | will have batted |
| they | will have batted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bat |
| you | bat |
| he;she;it | bat |
| we | bat |
| you | bat |
| they | bat |
Perfect
| I | have batted |
| you | have batted |
| he;she;it | have batted |
| we | have batted |
| you | have batted |
| they | have batted |
Imperfect
| I | batted |
| you | batted |
| he;she;it | batted |
| we | batted |
| you | batted |
| they | batted |
Pluperfect
| I | had batted |
| you | had batted |
| he;she;it | had batted |
| we | had batted |
| you | had batted |
| they | had batted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bat |
| you | would bat |
| he;she;it | would bat |
| we | would bat |
| you | would bat |
| they | would bat |
Perfect
| I | would have batted |
| you | would have batted |
| he;she;it | would have batted |
| we | would have batted |
| you | would have batted |
| they | would have batted |
Imperative
| you | bat |
| we | Let's bat |
| you | bat |
Verbs conjugated like 'bat'
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 'bat'
baa,
bab,
bad,
bag,
bait,
bam,
ban,
bap,
bar,
bate,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. "to move the eyelids," 1847, Amer.Eng., from earlier sense of "flutter as a hawk" (1615), a variant of bate (2) on the notion of fluttering wings.
2. From Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), from Old French batre (“to beat”), from Late Latin battere, from Latin battuere, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Germanic or Celtic origin. In modern English reinterpreted as a verbal derivative of Etymology 2. Compare batter, battery. See: Middle English '
baten', Old French '
batre', Latin '
battuo'.
Sample Sentences
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He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.
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We batted a few ideas around.
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The cat batted at the toy.