Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pillion
Participle: pillioned
Gerund: pillioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pillion |
| you | pillion |
| he;she;it | pillions |
| we | pillion |
| you | pillion |
| they | pillion |
Perfect
| I | have pillioned |
| you | have pillioned |
| he;she;it | has pillioned |
| we | have pillioned |
| you | have pillioned |
| they | have pillioned |
Past
| I | pillioned |
| you | pillioned |
| he;she;it | pillioned |
| we | pillioned |
| you | pillioned |
| they | pillioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had pillioned |
| you | had pillioned |
| he;she;it | had pillioned |
| we | had pillioned |
| you | had pillioned |
| they | had pillioned |
Future
| I | will pillion |
| you | will pillion |
| he;she;it | will pillion |
| we | will pillion |
| you | will pillion |
| they | will pillion |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pillioned |
| you | will have pillioned |
| he;she;it | will have pillioned |
| we | will have pillioned |
| you | will have pillioned |
| they | will have pillioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pillion |
| you | pillion |
| he;she;it | pillion |
| we | pillion |
| you | pillion |
| they | pillion |
Perfect
| I | have pillioned |
| you | have pillioned |
| he;she;it | have pillioned |
| we | have pillioned |
| you | have pillioned |
| they | have pillioned |
Imperfect
| I | pillioned |
| you | pillioned |
| he;she;it | pillioned |
| we | pillioned |
| you | pillioned |
| they | pillioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had pillioned |
| you | had pillioned |
| he;she;it | had pillioned |
| we | had pillioned |
| you | had pillioned |
| they | had pillioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pillion |
| you | would pillion |
| he;she;it | would pillion |
| we | would pillion |
| you | would pillion |
| they | would pillion |
Perfect
| I | would have pillioned |
| you | would have pillioned |
| he;she;it | would have pillioned |
| we | would have pillioned |
| you | would have pillioned |
| they | would have pillioned |
Imperative
| you | pillion |
| we | Let's pillion |
| you | pillion |
Verbs conjugated like 'pillion'
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 'pillion'
mullion,
pillow,
pinion,
balloon,
billow,
dislimn,
fillip,
fission,
gillie,
hilloa,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), from Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”).
Sample Sentences
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When he had gazed at the stars sufficiently as they shone over his mistress's window, and put her candle to bed, repaired to his own dormitory, and there, no doubt, thought of his Maria and his horse with youthful satisfaction, and how sweet it would be to have one pillioned on the other, and to make the tour of all the island on such an animal with such a pair of white arms round his waist. [1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:]
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A ferlie (fairy) he spied with his ee, And there he saw a lady bright, Come riding down by the Elldon tree"— a lady who had "fifty siller bells and nine" on each lock of her horse's mane, and who pillioned Thomas the Rhymer, and took him, "red blude to the knee," thorugh the mirk, mirk night, to the place where "They saw neither sun nor moon." [1933, The Sussex County Magazine - Volume 7, page 51:]
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But we thought she could start out by pillioning me, and then she can decide whether she still wants to learn to ride her own little bike. [2018, Sue McDonagh, Summer at the Art Cafe, →ISBN:]
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I caught the train just after you went (it was a good idea, that pillion ride - though pretty awful pillioning with a suitcase and masterpiece in one's arms!) and dumped the m-p in London on Emery Walker, to be photographed half size and collotyped, 100 copies. [1935 January 31, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Letter to Pat Knowles:]
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I met a Latvian lass who enjoyed pillioning, showed me her country and best spots — yes, the best way to enjoy a country! [2011, Al Culler, Motorcycle Travels and Travails:]
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Accordingly, he saddled and pillioned his horse, thinking he might have the honor of bringing the bride himself. [1764, Dennis Donovan, Jacob Andrews Woodward, The History of the Town of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire,1735-1905:]
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But ordher one iv yer men to pillion the horse in a jiffy, for onct we get hoult iv the money bags, we must be off, or Tom Riddle won't lave a bone in my body but he'll break into smithereens. [1871, Paul Peppergrass, The Spaewife ; Or, The Queens̓ Secret: A Story of the Reign of Elizabeth:]
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Noisy congratulations followed ; then the swiftest horse was chosen, and saddled, bridled, and pillioned. [1872, George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates, Temple Bar - Volume 34, page 407:]