crack – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of crack

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to crack
Participle: cracked
Gerund: cracking

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of crack

Indicative

Present

Icrack
youcrack
he;she;itcracks
wecrack
youcrack
theycrack

Perfect

Ihave cracked
youhave cracked
he;she;ithas cracked
wehave cracked
youhave cracked
theyhave cracked

Past

Icracked
youcracked
he;she;itcracked
wecracked
youcracked
theycracked

Pluperfect

Ihad cracked
youhad cracked
he;she;ithad cracked
wehad cracked
youhad cracked
theyhad cracked

Future

Iwill crack
youwill crack
he;she;itwill crack
wewill crack
youwill crack
theywill crack

Future Perfect

Iwill have cracked
youwill have cracked
he;she;itwill have cracked
wewill have cracked
youwill have cracked
theywill have cracked

Subjunctive

Present

Icrack
youcrack
he;she;itcrack
wecrack
youcrack
theycrack

Perfect

Ihave cracked
youhave cracked
he;she;ithave cracked
wehave cracked
youhave cracked
theyhave cracked

Imperfect

Icracked
youcracked
he;she;itcracked
wecracked
youcracked
theycracked

Pluperfect

Ihad cracked
youhad cracked
he;she;ithad cracked
wehad cracked
youhad cracked
theyhad cracked

Conditional

Present

Iwould crack
youwould crack
he;she;itwould crack
wewould crack
youwould crack
theywould crack

Perfect

Iwould have cracked
youwould have cracked
he;she;itwould have cracked
wewould have cracked
youwould have cracked
theywould have cracked

Imperative

youcrack
weLet's crack
youcrack

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam cracking
youare cracking
he;she;itis cracking
weare cracking
youare cracking
theyare cracking

Perfect

Ihave been cracking
youhave been cracking
he;she;ithas been cracking
wehave been cracking
youhave been cracking
theyhave been cracking

Past

Iwas cracking
youwere cracking
he;she;itwas cracking
wewere cracking
youwere cracking
theywere cracking

Pluperfect

Ihad been cracking
youhad been cracking
he;she;ithad been cracking
wehad been cracking
youhad been cracking
theyhad been cracking

Future

Iwill be cracking
youwill be cracking
he;she;itwill be cracking
wewill be cracking
youwill be cracking
theywill be cracking

Future Perfect

Iwill have been cracking
youwill have been cracking
he;she;itwill have been cracking
wewill have been cracking
youwill have been cracking
theywill have been cracking

Conditional

Present

Iwould be cracking
youwould be cracking
he;she;itwould be cracking
wewould be cracking
youwould be cracking
theywould be cracking

Perfect

Iwould have been cracking
youwould have been cracking
he;she;itwould have been cracking
wewould have been cracking
youwould have been cracking
theywould have been cracking

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'crack'

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 'crack'

cack, chack, clack, crank, crawk, crick, crock, cruck, frack, rack,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

be ruined or impaired
worsen
break
rend, splinter, cleave, shatter, crackle, burst, craze, snap
hurt
break, injure

Antonyms

break
repair, mend, unite, join
hurt
benefit, relieve, aid, assist

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-
3. Proto-Indo-European *gerg-der.
4. Proto-West Germanic *krakōn
5. Old English cracian
6. Middle English crakken
7. English crack
8. From Middle English crakken, craken, from Old English cracian (“to resound, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”).
9. Cognate with Scots crak (“to crack”), West Frisian kreakje (“to crack”), Dutch kraken (“to crunch, creak, squeak”), Low German kraken (“to crack”), German krachen (“to crash, crack, creak”), Lithuanian gi̇̀rgžděti (“to creak, squeak”), Old Armenian կարկաչ (karkačʻ), Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati, “to roar, hum”).
10. Compare typologically English crevice (<< Latin crepō), Bulgarian пукнатина (puknatina) (akin to пу́кам (púkam)), Russian тре́щина (tréščina) (akin to треск (tresk)), щель (ščelʹ) (akin to щёлкать (ščólkatʹ)). See: Old English 'cracian', Dutch 'kraken', Low Saxon 'kraken', German, old spelling 'krachen', Sanskrit 'गर्जति'.

Verbs referencing "crack"

Italian craccare, German, old spelling krachen, Esperanto kraki, Frisian, Saterlandic kroakje, Luxembourgish kraachen, Sanskrit गर्जति.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] she kinder larfed in her eyes—dem great handsome eyes o ’ hern; and, says she, ‘Well, Aunt Chloe, I think you are about in the right on ’ t, ’ says she; and she went off in de parlor. She oughter cracked me over de head for bein ’ so sarcy; but dar's whar ’ t is—I can't do nothin ’ with ladies in de kitchen ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • It rained all day as I once thought it never did rain anywhere, but in the Highlands of Scotland. The river was full of floating blocks of ice, which were constantly crunching and cracking under us; and the depth of water, in the course we took to avoid the larger masses, carried down the middle of the river by the current, did not exceed a few inches. Nevertheless, we moved onward, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] she gin sich a screech as I never hearn, and thar she was, clar over t ’ other side of the current, on the ice, and then on she went, a screeching and a jumpin’,—the ice went crack ! c’wallop ! cracking ! chunk ! and she a boundin ’ like a buck ! Lord, the spring that ar gal's got in her an't common, I 'm o ’ ’ pinion. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] will go up stars till my clarin ’ up time comes, I'll have everything right; but I can't do nothin ’ when ladies is round, a henderin ’. You, Sam, don't you gib the baby dat ar sugar-bowl ! I'll crack ye over, if ye don't mind ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Thar's some tickets in that ar old cracked jug on the top shelf, ” said Dinah. “ You, Jake, climb up and get it down. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I didn't give it for one,—nay, I'll say, besides, that ours is the more bold and palpable infringement of human rights; actually buying a man up, like a horse,—looking at his teeth, cracking his joints, and trying his paces and then paying down for him,—having speculators, breeders, traders, and brokers in human bodies and souls,—sets the thing before the eyes of the civilized world in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Do tell ! you never hearn on ’ t ? ” said the other woman. “ I used to har Missis a readin ’ on ’ t, sometimes, in Kentuck; but, laws o ’ me ! we don't har nothin ’ here but crackin ’ and swarin ’. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Legree was just mixing himself a tumbler of punch, pouring his hot water from a cracked and broken-nosed pitcher, grumbling, as he did so, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • So break it. [screams] [ bones crack ] [ grunting ] (Killing Faith)