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