Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to channel
Participle: channeled; channelled
Gerund: channeling; channelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | channel |
| you | channel |
| he;she;it | channels |
| we | channel |
| you | channel |
| they | channel |
Perfect
| I | have channeled; channelled |
| you | have channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | has channeled; channelled |
| we | have channeled; channelled |
| you | have channeled; channelled |
| they | have channeled; channelled |
Past
| I | channeled; channelled |
| you | channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | channeled; channelled |
| we | channeled; channelled |
| you | channeled; channelled |
| they | channeled; channelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had channeled; channelled |
| you | had channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | had channeled; channelled |
| we | had channeled; channelled |
| you | had channeled; channelled |
| they | had channeled; channelled |
Future
| I | will channel |
| you | will channel |
| he;she;it | will channel |
| we | will channel |
| you | will channel |
| they | will channel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have channeled; channelled |
| you | will have channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | will have channeled; channelled |
| we | will have channeled; channelled |
| you | will have channeled; channelled |
| they | will have channeled; channelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | channel |
| you | channel |
| he;she;it | channel |
| we | channel |
| you | channel |
| they | channel |
Perfect
| I | have channeled; channelled |
| you | have channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | have channeled; channelled |
| we | have channeled; channelled |
| you | have channeled; channelled |
| they | have channeled; channelled |
Imperfect
| I | channeled; channelled |
| you | channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | channeled; channelled |
| we | channeled; channelled |
| you | channeled; channelled |
| they | channeled; channelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had channeled; channelled |
| you | had channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | had channeled; channelled |
| we | had channeled; channelled |
| you | had channeled; channelled |
| they | had channeled; channelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would channel |
| you | would channel |
| he;she;it | would channel |
| we | would channel |
| you | would channel |
| they | would channel |
Perfect
| I | would have channeled; channelled |
| you | would have channeled; channelled |
| he;she;it | would have channeled; channelled |
| we | would have channeled; channelled |
| you | would have channeled; channelled |
| they | would have channeled; channelled |
Imperative
| you | channel |
| we | Let's channel |
| you | channel |
Verbs conjugated like 'channel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'channel'
cancel,
chance,
change,
chapel,
chavel,
chunner,
coannex,
enchannel,
flannel,
pannel,
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English chanelen, from the noun (see above).
Sample Sentences
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We will channel the traffic to the left with these cones.
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The resources channelled to those institutions which showed themselves most adept at formfilling, self-promotion and presentation were inadequate to sustain the quality they claimed. [1997, Eric J Evans, Thatcher and Thatcherism:]
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But the real excitement is to be found in Erith and Thamesmead, where the Blairites in exile are channelling their hopes on Georgia Gould, 22, daughter of Mr Tony's famed pollmeister Philip. [2009 March 4, Hugh Muir, “Diary”, in The Guardian:]
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She was channeling the spirit of her late husband, Seth.
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He was trying to channel President Reagan, but the audience wasn't buying it.
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When it is my turn to sing karaoke, I am going to channel Ray Charles.
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So I handed out lyrics by Allan Sherman, the shticky 1960s parody writer who my father revered and channeled to the end. [2007 June 17, Bob Morris, “Mirth, in Honor of Dad”, in The New York Times:]
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He is channeling the most narcotic form of oratory in modern America for whites as well as blacks: a preacherly style of speaking rooted in black American tradition. [2008 April 27, John Mcwhorter, “Talking the Talk”, in The New York Times:]