Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to quad
Participle: quadded
Gerund: quadding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | quad |
| you | quad |
| he;she;it | quads |
| we | quad |
| you | quad |
| they | quad |
Perfect
| I | have quadded |
| you | have quadded |
| he;she;it | has quadded |
| we | have quadded |
| you | have quadded |
| they | have quadded |
Past
| I | quadded |
| you | quadded |
| he;she;it | quadded |
| we | quadded |
| you | quadded |
| they | quadded |
Pluperfect
| I | had quadded |
| you | had quadded |
| he;she;it | had quadded |
| we | had quadded |
| you | had quadded |
| they | had quadded |
Future
| I | will quad |
| you | will quad |
| he;she;it | will quad |
| we | will quad |
| you | will quad |
| they | will quad |
Future Perfect
| I | will have quadded |
| you | will have quadded |
| he;she;it | will have quadded |
| we | will have quadded |
| you | will have quadded |
| they | will have quadded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | quad |
| you | quad |
| he;she;it | quad |
| we | quad |
| you | quad |
| they | quad |
Perfect
| I | have quadded |
| you | have quadded |
| he;she;it | have quadded |
| we | have quadded |
| you | have quadded |
| they | have quadded |
Imperfect
| I | quadded |
| you | quadded |
| he;she;it | quadded |
| we | quadded |
| you | quadded |
| they | quadded |
Pluperfect
| I | had quadded |
| you | had quadded |
| he;she;it | had quadded |
| we | had quadded |
| you | had quadded |
| they | had quadded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would quad |
| you | would quad |
| he;she;it | would quad |
| we | would quad |
| you | would quad |
| they | would quad |
Perfect
| I | would have quadded |
| you | would have quadded |
| he;she;it | would have quadded |
| we | would have quadded |
| you | would have quadded |
| they | would have quadded |
Imperative
| you | quad |
| we | Let's quad |
| you | quad |
Verbs conjugated like 'quad'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'quad'
quab,
quap,
quat,
quay,
quid,
quod,
squad,
æqual,
bad,
bead,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Shortened, via clipping or abbreviation, from various English terms. Ultimately related to Latin quattuor (“4”); compare quadri-, quadruple.
2. The typography senses are from the abbreviation quad. for obsolete quadrat; the keyboard command comes from the verb sense. See: Latin '
quattuor'.
Sample Sentences
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Can you "quad" the cable? [1901, Report of the Industrial Commission on Transportation, page 232:]
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The star quadding of the wires ensures a reduction in the diameters of cables and their weight […] [1961, Telecommunications, page 690:]
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The conductors in quadded cables are tinned and may also be enameled. [1965, Telephone Cable Splicing: Cable Terminations and Cable Repairs, United States. Department of the Army, page 906:]
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visibility was perfect and mud was plentiful for our quadding adventure. [2006 April 27, Christopher Thrall, “There’s a mud-eating grin to be seen after every quadding adventure”, in Vue Weekly, Edmonton, page 31:]