drink – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of drink

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to drink sth in
Participle: drunk sth in
Gerund: drinking sth in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Idrink sth in
youdrink sth in
he;she;itdrinks sth in
wedrink sth in
youdrink sth in
theydrink sth in

Perfect

Ihave drunk sth in
youhave drunk sth in
he;she;ithas drunk sth in
wehave drunk sth in
youhave drunk sth in
theyhave drunk sth in

Past

Idrank sth in
youdrank sth in
he;she;itdrank sth in
wedrank sth in
youdrank sth in
theydrank sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad drunk sth in
youhad drunk sth in
he;she;ithad drunk sth in
wehad drunk sth in
youhad drunk sth in
theyhad drunk sth in

Future

Iwill drink sth in
youwill drink sth in
he;she;itwill drink sth in
wewill drink sth in
youwill drink sth in
theywill drink sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have drunk sth in
youwill have drunk sth in
he;she;itwill have drunk sth in
wewill have drunk sth in
youwill have drunk sth in
theywill have drunk sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Idrink sth in
youdrink sth in
he;she;itdrink sth in
wedrink sth in
youdrink sth in
theydrink sth in

Perfect

Ihave drunk sth in
youhave drunk sth in
he;she;ithave drunk sth in
wehave drunk sth in
youhave drunk sth in
theyhave drunk sth in

Imperfect

Idrank sth in
youdrank sth in
he;she;itdrank sth in
wedrank sth in
youdrank sth in
theydrank sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad drunk sth in
youhad drunk sth in
he;she;ithad drunk sth in
wehad drunk sth in
youhad drunk sth in
theyhad drunk sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould drink sth in
youwould drink sth in
he;she;itwould drink sth in
wewould drink sth in
youwould drink sth in
theywould drink sth in

Perfect

Iwould have drunk sth in
youwould have drunk sth in
he;she;itwould have drunk sth in
wewould have drunk sth in
youwould have drunk sth in
theywould have drunk sth in

Imperative

youdrink sth in
weLet's drink sth in
youdrink sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam drinking sth in
youare drinking sth in
he;she;itis drinking sth in
weare drinking sth in
youare drinking sth in
theyare drinking sth in

Perfect

Ihave been drinking sth in
youhave been drinking sth in
he;she;ithas been drinking sth in
wehave been drinking sth in
youhave been drinking sth in
theyhave been drinking sth in

Past

Iwas drinking sth in
youwere drinking sth in
he;she;itwas drinking sth in
wewere drinking sth in
youwere drinking sth in
theywere drinking sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been drinking sth in
youhad been drinking sth in
he;she;ithad been drinking sth in
wehad been drinking sth in
youhad been drinking sth in
theyhad been drinking sth in

Future

Iwill be drinking sth in
youwill be drinking sth in
he;she;itwill be drinking sth in
wewill be drinking sth in
youwill be drinking sth in
theywill be drinking sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been drinking sth in
youwill have been drinking sth in
he;she;itwill have been drinking sth in
wewill have been drinking sth in
youwill have been drinking sth in
theywill have been drinking sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be drinking sth in
youwould be drinking sth in
he;she;itwould be drinking sth in
wewould be drinking sth in
youwould be drinking sth in
theywould be drinking sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been drinking sth in
youwould have been drinking sth in
he;she;itwould have been drinking sth in
wewould have been drinking sth in
youwould have been drinking sth in
theywould have been drinking sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'drink'

begin, countersink, drink, ring, sink, swim, becut, downcut, forecut, foreset, forset, forshut, forthcut, forthfet, forthput, forthset, newset, nutshot, offcut, outcut, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'drink'

deink, dink, doink, dring, prink, blink, boink, brank, brick, brine,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eat or drink very quickly
pound, eat
consume alcoholic beverages
alcohol, hit the sauce
drink
chug, chugalug, down
drink slowly
nurse
drink quickly
slam
to consume a liquid (by mouth)
hydrate, imbibe, wet one's beak, wet one's whistle
swallow
consume, imbibe, gulp, sup, quaff, suck, toss, sip
imbibe
swill, tipple, booze, toast, tope, guzzle

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. drincan "to drink," also "to swallow up, engulf" (class III strong verb; past tense dranc, pp. druncen), from P.Gmc. *drengkan. Not found outside Gmc. The noun meaning "beverage, alcoholic beverage" was also in O.E. To drink like a fish is first recorded 1747.
2. From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”).
3. Cognates include German trinken, Norwegian Bokmål drikke, and Italian trincare.
4. Cognates
5. Cognate with Yola drink (“to drink”), North Frisian drank, drainke, drink, drinke (“to drink”), West Frisian drinke (“to drink”), Alemannic German trénge, trenhu, trinche, tringhien, trinke (“to drink”), Bavarian dringa, trinckn, trinkhn, trinkn (“to drink”), Cimbrian trinkan, trinkhan (“to drink”), Dutch and Low German drinken (“to drink”), German and Mòcheno trinken (“to drink”), Luxembourgish drénken (“to drink”), Yiddish טרינקען (trinken, “to drink”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål drikke (“to drink”), Elfdalian drikka (“to drink”), Faroese and Icelandic drekka (“to drink”), Jutish drenk (“to drink”), Norwegian Nynorsk drikka, drikke (“to drink”), Swedish dricka (“to drink”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽 (drigkan, “to drink”), Vandalic drincan (“to drink”), French trinquer (“to booze, drink alcohol”), Italian trincare (“to knock back (a drink)”), Spanish trincar (“to get drunk”). See: Middle English 'drinken', Old English 'drincan', Proto-Germanic '*drinkaną', German, old spelling 'trinken', Norwegian 'drikke', Italian 'trincare', Alemannic German 'trénge', Bavarian 'dringa', Cimbrian 'trinkan', Luxembourgish 'drénken', Elfdalian 'drikka', Norwegian, nynorsk 'drikka', Swedish 'dricka', French 'trinquer', Italian 'trincare', Spanish 'trincar'.

Verbs referencing "drink"

German, old spelling trinken, Middle High German trinken, Danish drikke, Norwegian drikke, Alemannic German trinche, German, Pennsylvania drinke, French trinquer, Ido drinkar, Alemannic German trinke, Cimbrian trinkan, Norwegian, nynorsk drikka, Cimbrian trinkhan, Alemannic German trénge, Alemannic German tringhien, Alemannic German trenhu, Sanskrit ध्रजति, Sranan dringi, Belize Creole jrink, Bavarian dringa.

Sample Sentences

  • As to daily news, there is no dearth of that commodity. This passenger is reported to have lost fourteen pounds at Vingt-et-un in the saloon yesterday; and that passenger drinks his bottle of champagne every day, and how he does it (being only a clerk ), nobody knows. The head engineer has distinctly said that there never was such times—meaning weather—and four good hands [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and sells ’ em ? Don't dey tear wife and husband apart ? ” said Aunt Chloe, beginning to cry, “ when it's jest takin ’ the very life on ’ em ? — and all the while does they feel one bit, don't dey drink and smoke, and take it oncommon easy ? Lor, if the devil don't get them, what's he good for ? ” And Aunt Chloe covered her face with her checked apron, and began to sob in good earnest. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Boh ! ” said Tom, “ _don’t_ I know ? — don't make me too sick with any yer stuff,—my stomach is a leetle riled now; ” and Tom drank half a glass of raw brandy. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Well; but is it true that they have been passing a law forbidding people to give meat and drink to those poor colored folks that come along ? I heard they were talking of some such law, but I didn't think any Christian legislature would pass it ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] him, as being too small of stature to sustain the credit of the family. He added that his health had not been good, though it was better now; but short people are not wanting who whisper that he drinks too hard. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Tom looked surprised, and rather hurt, and said, “ I never drink, Mas’r. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ The Bible was my _mother’s_ book, ” said St. Clare. “ By it she lived and died, and I would be very sorry to think it did. I'd as soon desire to have it proved that my mother could drink brandy, chew tobacco, and swear, by way of satisfying me that I did right in doing the same. It wouldn't make me at all more satisfied with these things in myself, and it would take from me the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • They eat and drink together, after the Spartan model, at a great public table. There is no union of the sexes, and every Shaker, male and female, is devoted to a life of celibacy. Rumour has been busy upon this [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and how full of mutual congratulations, and how venturesome in predicting the exact hour at which we should arrive at Liverpool, may be easily imagined and readily understood. Also, how heartily we drank the captain 's health that day at dinner; and how restless we became about packing up: and how two or three of the most sanguine spirits rejected the idea of going to bed at all that night as [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] room; and I had to put it away off in a little kind o ’ garret, and thar it cried itself to death, one night. It did; and I tuck to drinkin ’, to keep its crying out of my ears ! I did,—and I will drink ! I will, if I do go to torment for it ! Mas’r says I shall go to torment, and I tell him I 've got thar now ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • You drink all of my oat milk ? Absolutely not. This ends now. (Home Turf)
  • I think I got a bad batch. You drank two bottles. (72 Hours)