Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to impound
Participle: impounded
Gerund: impounding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | impound |
| you | impound |
| he;she;it | impounds |
| we | impound |
| you | impound |
| they | impound |
Perfect
| I | have impounded |
| you | have impounded |
| he;she;it | has impounded |
| we | have impounded |
| you | have impounded |
| they | have impounded |
Past
| I | impounded |
| you | impounded |
| he;she;it | impounded |
| we | impounded |
| you | impounded |
| they | impounded |
Pluperfect
| I | had impounded |
| you | had impounded |
| he;she;it | had impounded |
| we | had impounded |
| you | had impounded |
| they | had impounded |
Future
| I | will impound |
| you | will impound |
| he;she;it | will impound |
| we | will impound |
| you | will impound |
| they | will impound |
Future Perfect
| I | will have impounded |
| you | will have impounded |
| he;she;it | will have impounded |
| we | will have impounded |
| you | will have impounded |
| they | will have impounded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | impound |
| you | impound |
| he;she;it | impound |
| we | impound |
| you | impound |
| they | impound |
Perfect
| I | have impounded |
| you | have impounded |
| he;she;it | have impounded |
| we | have impounded |
| you | have impounded |
| they | have impounded |
Imperfect
| I | impounded |
| you | impounded |
| he;she;it | impounded |
| we | impounded |
| you | impounded |
| they | impounded |
Pluperfect
| I | had impounded |
| you | had impounded |
| he;she;it | had impounded |
| we | had impounded |
| you | had impounded |
| they | had impounded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would impound |
| you | would impound |
| he;she;it | would impound |
| we | would impound |
| you | would impound |
| they | would impound |
Perfect
| I | would have impounded |
| you | would have impounded |
| he;she;it | would have impounded |
| we | would have impounded |
| you | would have impounded |
| they | would have impounded |
Imperative
| you | impound |
| we | Let's impound |
| you | impound |
Verbs conjugated like 'impound'
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 'impound'
imbound,
amound,
compound,
embound,
expound,
immould,
impend,
impone,
inbound,
infound,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1554, "to shut up in a pen or pound," from in- "in" + pound (n.). Originally of cattle seized by law.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *né
4. Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
5. Proto-Italic *n̥-
6. Latin in-bor.
7. Middle English in-
8. English im-
9. English pound
10. English impound
11. From im- + pound.
Sample Sentences
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His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.
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Noveria Approach Control: Landing access granted, Normandy.
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Noveria Approach Control: Be advised: we will be confirming identification on arrival. If confirmation cannot be established, your vessel will be impounded. [2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Noveria:]
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water impounded by a dam
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to impound stray cattle
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to impound a document for safekeeping.
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I particularly enjoyed the tale of the Folkestone tank engine, which, in October, 1886, was impounded by H. M. Customs after smuggled brandy was found concealed in its coal bunker; the tank spent over a month in a harbour siding under Customs seal and proceedings were seriously contemplated against the S.E.R., as well as against the crew, for the engine's part in the affair. [1963 September, “New Books: The Locomotives of the South Eastern Railway”, in Modern Railways, page 216:]
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The container thought to have belonged to Garweg was impounded by police and removed from the site by the Federal Agency for Protective Relief (THW) on Sunday and taken for further examination. [2024 March 4, Kate Connolly, “German prosecutors urge Red Army Faction suspects to surrender”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]