Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chit
Participle: chitted
Gerund: chitting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chit |
| you | chit |
| he;she;it | chits |
| we | chit |
| you | chit |
| they | chit |
Perfect
| I | have chitted |
| you | have chitted |
| he;she;it | has chitted |
| we | have chitted |
| you | have chitted |
| they | have chitted |
Past
| I | chitted |
| you | chitted |
| he;she;it | chitted |
| we | chitted |
| you | chitted |
| they | chitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had chitted |
| you | had chitted |
| he;she;it | had chitted |
| we | had chitted |
| you | had chitted |
| they | had chitted |
Future
| I | will chit |
| you | will chit |
| he;she;it | will chit |
| we | will chit |
| you | will chit |
| they | will chit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chitted |
| you | will have chitted |
| he;she;it | will have chitted |
| we | will have chitted |
| you | will have chitted |
| they | will have chitted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chit |
| you | chit |
| he;she;it | chit |
| we | chit |
| you | chit |
| they | chit |
Perfect
| I | have chitted |
| you | have chitted |
| he;she;it | have chitted |
| we | have chitted |
| you | have chitted |
| they | have chitted |
Imperfect
| I | chitted |
| you | chitted |
| he;she;it | chitted |
| we | chitted |
| you | chitted |
| they | chitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had chitted |
| you | had chitted |
| he;she;it | had chitted |
| we | had chitted |
| you | had chitted |
| they | had chitted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chit |
| you | would chit |
| he;she;it | would chit |
| we | would chit |
| you | would chit |
| they | would chit |
Perfect
| I | would have chitted |
| you | would have chitted |
| he;she;it | would have chitted |
| we | would have chitted |
| you | would have chitted |
| they | would have chitted |
Imperative
| you | chit |
| we | Let's chit |
| you | chit |
Verbs conjugated like 'chit'
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 'chit'
chat,
chib,
chig,
chin,
chip,
chiv,
chut,
clit,
coit,
crit,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English *chit, *chitte, from Old English ċīþ (“germ, seed, sprout, shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵī-, *ǵey(H)- (“to divide, part, split open, sprout”).
2. Cognate with Middle Dutch kiede (“sprout”), dialectal German Keid (“sprout”). Doublet of chive (etymology 2) and scion.
Sample Sentences
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I have known it chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth of the Cistern and within three days come enough; the Maltster being forced to stir it six, seven or eight times a day, [1721, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry: Or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land, page 217:]
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Gardeners argue among themselves about how necessary chitting is, but I stick with tradition and do chit my seed potatoes. [2010, Geoff Stebbings, Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg For Dummies, page 173:]