block – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of block

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to block sb in
Participle: blocked sb in
Gerund: blocking sb in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iblock sb in
youblock sb in
he;she;itblocks sb in
weblock sb in
youblock sb in
theyblock sb in

Perfect

Ihave blocked sb in
youhave blocked sb in
he;she;ithas blocked sb in
wehave blocked sb in
youhave blocked sb in
theyhave blocked sb in

Past

Iblocked sb in
youblocked sb in
he;she;itblocked sb in
weblocked sb in
youblocked sb in
theyblocked sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad blocked sb in
youhad blocked sb in
he;she;ithad blocked sb in
wehad blocked sb in
youhad blocked sb in
theyhad blocked sb in

Future

Iwill block sb in
youwill block sb in
he;she;itwill block sb in
wewill block sb in
youwill block sb in
theywill block sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have blocked sb in
youwill have blocked sb in
he;she;itwill have blocked sb in
wewill have blocked sb in
youwill have blocked sb in
theywill have blocked sb in

Subjunctive

Present

Iblock sb in
youblock sb in
he;she;itblock sb in
weblock sb in
youblock sb in
theyblock sb in

Perfect

Ihave blocked sb in
youhave blocked sb in
he;she;ithave blocked sb in
wehave blocked sb in
youhave blocked sb in
theyhave blocked sb in

Imperfect

Iblocked sb in
youblocked sb in
he;she;itblocked sb in
weblocked sb in
youblocked sb in
theyblocked sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad blocked sb in
youhad blocked sb in
he;she;ithad blocked sb in
wehad blocked sb in
youhad blocked sb in
theyhad blocked sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould block sb in
youwould block sb in
he;she;itwould block sb in
wewould block sb in
youwould block sb in
theywould block sb in

Perfect

Iwould have blocked sb in
youwould have blocked sb in
he;she;itwould have blocked sb in
wewould have blocked sb in
youwould have blocked sb in
theywould have blocked sb in

Imperative

youblock sb in
weLet's block sb in
youblock sb in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam blocking sb in
youare blocking sb in
he;she;itis blocking sb in
weare blocking sb in
youare blocking sb in
theyare blocking sb in

Perfect

Ihave been blocking sb in
youhave been blocking sb in
he;she;ithas been blocking sb in
wehave been blocking sb in
youhave been blocking sb in
theyhave been blocking sb in

Past

Iwas blocking sb in
youwere blocking sb in
he;she;itwas blocking sb in
wewere blocking sb in
youwere blocking sb in
theywere blocking sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad been blocking sb in
youhad been blocking sb in
he;she;ithad been blocking sb in
wehad been blocking sb in
youhad been blocking sb in
theyhad been blocking sb in

Future

Iwill be blocking sb in
youwill be blocking sb in
he;she;itwill be blocking sb in
wewill be blocking sb in
youwill be blocking sb in
theywill be blocking sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been blocking sb in
youwill have been blocking sb in
he;she;itwill have been blocking sb in
wewill have been blocking sb in
youwill have been blocking sb in
theywill have been blocking sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be blocking sb in
youwould be blocking sb in
he;she;itwould be blocking sb in
wewould be blocking sb in
youwould be blocking sb in
theywould be blocking sb in

Perfect

Iwould have been blocking sb in
youwould have been blocking sb in
he;she;itwould have been blocking sb in
wewould have been blocking sb in
youwould have been blocking sb in
theywould have been blocking sb in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'block'

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 'block'

belock, black, bleck, blick, brock, clock, flock, lock, slock, back,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

form
reshape, mold, shape, pattern, press, steam
hinder
arrest, prevent, impede, stop, check, obstruct, deter, blockade

Antonyms

to administer a physical blow
hit
form
deform, destroy, devastate, demolish
hinder
assist, aid, advance, forward

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "solid piece," c.1305, from O.Fr. bloc "log, block," via M.Du. bloc "trunk of a tree" or O.H.G. bloh, both from PIE *bhlugo-, from *bhel "a thick plank, beam." Slang sense of "head" is from 1635. The meaning in city block is 1796, from the notion of a "compact mass" of buildings; slang meaning "fashionable promenade" is 1869. Extended sense of "obstruction" is first recorded 1649. The verb "to obstruct" is from 1570. Blockhead "stupid person" (1549) was originally a head-shaped oaken block used by hat-makers. Blockade first used 1680, with false Fr. ending (the Fr. word is blocus). Blockhouse is c.1500, of unknown origin.
2. From Middle English blok (“log, stump, solid piece”), from Old French bloc (“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok (“treetrunk”), from Old Dutch *blok (“log”), from Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old Frisian blok, Old Saxon blok, Old High German bloh, bloc (“block”), Old English bolca (“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr (“divider, partition”). More at balk. See also bloc, bulk.

Verbs referencing "block"

Spanish bloquear, Finnish with old forms blokata, Latvian bloķēt, Thai บล็อก, Vietnamese bờ lốc.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] was crowded with them, and at night they spread their beds between decks (those who had beds, at least ), and slept so close and thick about our cabin door, that the passage to and fro was quite blocked up. They were nearly all English; from Gloucestershire the greater part; and had had a long winter-passage out; but it was wonderful to see how clean the children had been kept, and how untiring in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • -is blocked. -I don't want to know anything about it. (Disclosure Day)
  • - is blocked. - I don't want to know anything about it. (Disclosure Day)