kick – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of kick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kick sth about
Participle: kicked sth about
Gerund: kicking sth about

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ikick sth about
youkick sth about
he;she;itkicks sth about
wekick sth about
youkick sth about
theykick sth about

Perfect

Ihave kicked sth about
youhave kicked sth about
he;she;ithas kicked sth about
wehave kicked sth about
youhave kicked sth about
theyhave kicked sth about

Past

Ikicked sth about
youkicked sth about
he;she;itkicked sth about
wekicked sth about
youkicked sth about
theykicked sth about

Pluperfect

Ihad kicked sth about
youhad kicked sth about
he;she;ithad kicked sth about
wehad kicked sth about
youhad kicked sth about
theyhad kicked sth about

Future

Iwill kick sth about
youwill kick sth about
he;she;itwill kick sth about
wewill kick sth about
youwill kick sth about
theywill kick sth about

Future Perfect

Iwill have kicked sth about
youwill have kicked sth about
he;she;itwill have kicked sth about
wewill have kicked sth about
youwill have kicked sth about
theywill have kicked sth about

Subjunctive

Present

Ikick sth about
youkick sth about
he;she;itkick sth about
wekick sth about
youkick sth about
theykick sth about

Perfect

Ihave kicked sth about
youhave kicked sth about
he;she;ithave kicked sth about
wehave kicked sth about
youhave kicked sth about
theyhave kicked sth about

Imperfect

Ikicked sth about
youkicked sth about
he;she;itkicked sth about
wekicked sth about
youkicked sth about
theykicked sth about

Pluperfect

Ihad kicked sth about
youhad kicked sth about
he;she;ithad kicked sth about
wehad kicked sth about
youhad kicked sth about
theyhad kicked sth about

Conditional

Present

Iwould kick sth about
youwould kick sth about
he;she;itwould kick sth about
wewould kick sth about
youwould kick sth about
theywould kick sth about

Perfect

Iwould have kicked sth about
youwould have kicked sth about
he;she;itwould have kicked sth about
wewould have kicked sth about
youwould have kicked sth about
theywould have kicked sth about

Imperative

youkick sth about
weLet's kick sth about
youkick sth about

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam kicking sth about
youare kicking sth about
he;she;itis kicking sth about
weare kicking sth about
youare kicking sth about
theyare kicking sth about

Perfect

Ihave been kicking sth about
youhave been kicking sth about
he;she;ithas been kicking sth about
wehave been kicking sth about
youhave been kicking sth about
theyhave been kicking sth about

Past

Iwas kicking sth about
youwere kicking sth about
he;she;itwas kicking sth about
wewere kicking sth about
youwere kicking sth about
theywere kicking sth about

Pluperfect

Ihad been kicking sth about
youhad been kicking sth about
he;she;ithad been kicking sth about
wehad been kicking sth about
youhad been kicking sth about
theyhad been kicking sth about

Future

Iwill be kicking sth about
youwill be kicking sth about
he;she;itwill be kicking sth about
wewill be kicking sth about
youwill be kicking sth about
theywill be kicking sth about

Future Perfect

Iwill have been kicking sth about
youwill have been kicking sth about
he;she;itwill have been kicking sth about
wewill have been kicking sth about
youwill have been kicking sth about
theywill have been kicking sth about

Conditional

Present

Iwould be kicking sth about
youwould be kicking sth about
he;she;itwould be kicking sth about
wewould be kicking sth about
youwould be kicking sth about
theywould be kicking sth about

Perfect

Iwould have been kicking sth about
youwould have been kicking sth about
he;she;itwould have been kicking sth about
wewould have been kicking sth about
youwould have been kicking sth about
theywould have been kicking sth about

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'kick'

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 'kick'

dick, hick, keck, kink, knick, lick, nick, pick, rick, sick,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1380, "to strike out with the foot" (earliest in biblical phrase now usually rendered as kick against the pricks), of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. kikna "bend backwards, sink at the knees." Fig. sense of "complain, protest, rebel against" (1388) probably is from the Bible verse. Slang sense of "die" is attested from 1725 (kick the wind was slang for "be hanged," 1598; see also bucket). Meaning "to end one's drug habit" is from 1936. To kick oneself in self-reproach is from 1891. The noun is first recorded 1530. Meaning "recoil (of a gun) when fired" is from 1826. Meaning "surge or fit of pleasure" (often as kicks) is from 1941; originally lit., "stimulation from liquor or drugs" (1844). The kick "the fashion" is c.1700. Kick-off is from 1857 as the first kick in a football match; fig. sense of "start, beginning event" is from 1875. Kickback "illegal or improper payment" is from 1934. Kickboxing first recorded 1971.
2. From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek. See: Middle English 'kyken', Dutch 'kijken'.

Verbs referencing "kick"

French kicker, Swedish kicka, Dutch kicken, German, old spelling kicken, Welsh cicio, Dutch kikken, Russian кикнуть, Russian кикать.

Sample Sentences

  • “ I'd like to have been able to kick the fellow down the steps, ” said he to himself, as he saw the door fairly closed, “ with his impudent assurance; but he knows how much he has me at advantage. If anybody had ever said to me that I [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a tree, and cut switches for young master, and told him [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] hat is jammed over his eyes and nose quite unceremoniously, and he considers himself fairly extinguished; — child cries, and Cudjoe on the outside delivers animated addresses to the horses, who are kicking, and floundering, and straining under repeated cracks of the whip. Carriage springs up, with another bounce,—down go the hind wheels,—senator, woman, and child, fly over on to the back seat, his [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on what he had to say, and would n't bate him a grain. Another, a Kentucky farmer, six-feet-six in height, with his hat on, and his hands under his coat-tails, who leaned against the wall and kicked the floor with his heel, as though he had Time 's head under his shoe, and were literally ‘ killing ’ him. A third, an oval-faced, bilious-looking man, with sleek black hair cropped close, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] one by one, all to different masters; and I was the youngest. She came and kneeled down before old Mas’r, and begged him to buy her with me, that she might have at least one child with her; and he kicked her away with his heavy boot. I saw him do it; and the last that I heard was her moans and screams, when I was tied to his horse's neck, to be carried off to his place. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Occasionally, when we stop to change, some two or three half-drunken loafers will come loitering out with their hands in their pockets, or will be seen kicking their heels in rocking-chairs, or lounging on the window-sill, or sitting on a rail within the colonnade: they have not often anything to say though, either to us or to each other, but sit there [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] all the crimes of which he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your Citizens ? He is a public nuisance, is he not ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘A convicted liar ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘He has been kicked, and cuffed, and caned ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘And he is utterly dishonourable, debased, and profligate ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘In the name of wonder, then, what is his merit ? ’ ‘Well, sir, he is a smart man. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ None o ’ your sa’ce ! ” said Rosa, “ I saw you hiding something,—I know yer tricks, ” and Rosa seized her arm, and tried to force her hand into her bosom, while Topsy, enraged, kicked and fought valiantly for what she considered her rights. The clamor and confusion of the battle drew Miss Ophelia and St. Clare both to the spot. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I'll kick yo, then ! ” said Sambo, raising his foot threateningly. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Just then Sambo came up. He seemed to have a special spite against this woman; and, flourishing his whip, said, in brutal, guttural tones, “ What dis yer, Luce,—foolin ’ a ’ ” and, with the word, kicking the woman with his heavy cowhide shoe, he struck Tom across the face with his whip. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ I got a ♪ ♪ Blow me up ♪ ♪ And then we kick it like the flu ♪ (Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird)
  • And perhaps a man that kicks around quite a bit is a little stronger in quarters he needs to be stronger in (Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie)
  • I understand, honey, it just really hurts when you kick my tummy. (Butterfly in a Blizzard)
  • Welcome to the club. You kicked me in the face. I totally kicked you in the face. (Mr. Buzzkill)