Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nail down sb
Participle: nailed down sb
Gerund: nailing down sb
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | nail down sb |
| you | nail down sb |
| he;she;it | nails down sb |
| we | nail down sb |
| you | nail down sb |
| they | nail down sb |
Perfect
| I | have nailed down sb |
| you | have nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | has nailed down sb |
| we | have nailed down sb |
| you | have nailed down sb |
| they | have nailed down sb |
Past
| I | nailed down sb |
| you | nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | nailed down sb |
| we | nailed down sb |
| you | nailed down sb |
| they | nailed down sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had nailed down sb |
| you | had nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | had nailed down sb |
| we | had nailed down sb |
| you | had nailed down sb |
| they | had nailed down sb |
Future
| I | will nail down sb |
| you | will nail down sb |
| he;she;it | will nail down sb |
| we | will nail down sb |
| you | will nail down sb |
| they | will nail down sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nailed down sb |
| you | will have nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | will have nailed down sb |
| we | will have nailed down sb |
| you | will have nailed down sb |
| they | will have nailed down sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nail down sb |
| you | nail down sb |
| he;she;it | nail down sb |
| we | nail down sb |
| you | nail down sb |
| they | nail down sb |
Perfect
| I | have nailed down sb |
| you | have nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | have nailed down sb |
| we | have nailed down sb |
| you | have nailed down sb |
| they | have nailed down sb |
Imperfect
| I | nailed down sb |
| you | nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | nailed down sb |
| we | nailed down sb |
| you | nailed down sb |
| they | nailed down sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had nailed down sb |
| you | had nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | had nailed down sb |
| we | had nailed down sb |
| you | had nailed down sb |
| they | had nailed down sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nail down sb |
| you | would nail down sb |
| he;she;it | would nail down sb |
| we | would nail down sb |
| you | would nail down sb |
| they | would nail down sb |
Perfect
| I | would have nailed down sb |
| you | would have nailed down sb |
| he;she;it | would have nailed down sb |
| we | would have nailed down sb |
| you | would have nailed down sb |
| they | would have nailed down sb |
Imperative
| you | nail down sb |
| we | Let's nail down sb |
| you | nail down sb |
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)