Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nail
Participle: nailed
Gerund: nailing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | nail |
| you | nail |
| he;she;it | nails |
| we | nail |
| you | nail |
| they | nail |
Perfect
| I | have nailed |
| you | have nailed |
| he;she;it | has nailed |
| we | have nailed |
| you | have nailed |
| they | have nailed |
Past
| I | nailed |
| you | nailed |
| he;she;it | nailed |
| we | nailed |
| you | nailed |
| they | nailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had nailed |
| you | had nailed |
| he;she;it | had nailed |
| we | had nailed |
| you | had nailed |
| they | had nailed |
Future
| I | will nail |
| you | will nail |
| he;she;it | will nail |
| we | will nail |
| you | will nail |
| they | will nail |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nailed |
| you | will have nailed |
| he;she;it | will have nailed |
| we | will have nailed |
| you | will have nailed |
| they | will have nailed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nail |
| you | nail |
| he;she;it | nail |
| we | nail |
| you | nail |
| they | nail |
Perfect
| I | have nailed |
| you | have nailed |
| he;she;it | have nailed |
| we | have nailed |
| you | have nailed |
| they | have nailed |
Imperfect
| I | nailed |
| you | nailed |
| he;she;it | nailed |
| we | nailed |
| you | nailed |
| they | nailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had nailed |
| you | had nailed |
| he;she;it | had nailed |
| we | had nailed |
| you | had nailed |
| they | had nailed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nail |
| you | would nail |
| he;she;it | would nail |
| we | would nail |
| you | would nail |
| they | would nail |
Perfect
| I | would have nailed |
| you | would have nailed |
| he;she;it | would have nailed |
| we | would have nailed |
| you | would have nailed |
| they | would have nailed |
Imperative
| you | nail |
| we | Let's nail |
| you | nail |
Verbs conjugated like 'nail'
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 'nail'
ail,
bail,
fail,
hail,
jail,
mail,
nait,
nil,
rail,
sail,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. O.E.
negel "metal pin,"
nægl "fingernail (O.E.
handnægl), toenail," from P.Gmc.
*naglaz (cf. O.H.G.
nagel, O.Fris.
neil, M.Du.
naghel, Ger.
Nagel "fingernail, small metal spike"), from PIE base
*(o)nogh "nail" (cf. Gk.
onyx, L.
unguis "nail, claw," O.C.S.
noga "foot," Lith.
naga "hoof," O.C.S.
noguti "nail, claw," Lith.
nagutis "fingernail," O.Ir.
ingen, O.Welsh
eguin "nail, claw"). The "fingernail" sense seems to be the original one. The verb is O.E.
næglian, from P.Gmc.
*ganaglijanan. Meaning "to catch, seize" is first recorded 1766. To bite one's nails as a sign of anxiety is attested from 1577. To
hit the nail on the head "say or do just the right thing" is first recorded 1529.
2. From Middle English naylen, from Old English næġlan. See: Middle English '
naylen'.
Verbs referencing "nail"
Danish
nagle, Danish
negle.
Sample Sentences
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[...] articles are afloat, except my shoes, which are stranded on a carpet-bag, high and dry, like a couple of coal-barges. Suddenly I see them spring into the air, and behold the looking-glass, which is nailed to the wall, sticking fast upon the ceiling. At the same time the door entirely disappears, and a new one is opened in the floor. Then I begin to comprehend that the state-room is standing on its [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)