decoy – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of decoy

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to decoy
Participle: decoyed
Gerund: decoying

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	decoy
you	decoy
he;she;it	decoys
we	decoy
you	decoy
they	decoy

Perfect

I	have decoyed
you	have decoyed
he;she;it	has decoyed
we	have decoyed
you	have decoyed
they	have decoyed

Past

I	decoyed
you	decoyed
he;she;it	decoyed
we	decoyed
you	decoyed
they	decoyed

Pluperfect

I	had decoyed
you	had decoyed
he;she;it	had decoyed
we	had decoyed
you	had decoyed
they	had decoyed

Future

I	will decoy
you	will decoy
he;she;it	will decoy
we	will decoy
you	will decoy
they	will decoy

Future Perfect

I	will have decoyed
you	will have decoyed
he;she;it	will have decoyed
we	will have decoyed
you	will have decoyed
they	will have decoyed

Subjunctive

Present

I	decoy
you	decoy
he;she;it	decoy
we	decoy
you	decoy
they	decoy

Perfect

I	have decoyed
you	have decoyed
he;she;it	have decoyed
we	have decoyed
you	have decoyed
they	have decoyed

Imperfect

I	decoyed
you	decoyed
he;she;it	decoyed
we	decoyed
you	decoyed
they	decoyed

Pluperfect

I	had decoyed
you	had decoyed
he;she;it	had decoyed
we	had decoyed
you	had decoyed
they	had decoyed

Conditional

Present

I	would decoy
you	would decoy
he;she;it	would decoy
we	would decoy
you	would decoy
they	would decoy

Perfect

I	would have decoyed
you	would have decoyed
he;she;it	would have decoyed
we	would have decoyed
you	would have decoyed
they	would have decoyed

Imperative

you	decoy
we	Let's decoy
you	decoy

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am decoying
you	are decoying
he;she;it	is decoying
we	are decoying
you	are decoying
they	are decoying

Perfect

I	have been decoying
you	have been decoying
he;she;it	has been decoying
we	have been decoying
you	have been decoying
they	have been decoying

Past

I	was decoying
you	were decoying
he;she;it	was decoying
we	were decoying
you	were decoying
they	were decoying

Pluperfect

I	had been decoying
you	had been decoying
he;she;it	had been decoying
we	had been decoying
you	had been decoying
they	had been decoying

Future

I	will be decoying
you	will be decoying
he;she;it	will be decoying
we	will be decoying
you	will be decoying
they	will be decoying

Future Perfect

I	will have been decoying
you	will have been decoying
he;she;it	will have been decoying
we	will have been decoying
you	will have been decoying
they	will have been decoying

Conditional

Present

I	would be decoying
you	would be decoying
he;she;it	would be decoying
we	would be decoying
you	would be decoying
they	would be decoying

Perfect

I	would have been decoying
you	would have been decoying
he;she;it	would have been decoying
we	would have been decoying
you	would have been decoying
they	would have been decoying

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'decoy'

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 'decoy'

decay, decon, decry, accoy, acoy, becry, coy, deacon, decal, decan,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trap: blind, catch, bonnet, trick, booster, deception, capper, shill

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Dutch de + kooi, literally "the cage". Possibly related to verb coy (which itself may have been influenced by decoy).

Sample Sentences

[...] law were to bind down a free and independent citizen to keep his word with the public, what would become of the liberty of the subject ? Besides, it is in the way of trade. And if passengers be decoyed in the way of trade, and people be inconvenienced in the way of trade, what man, who is a sharp tradesman himself, shall say, ‘We must put a stop to this ? ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)