rake – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of rake

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rake sth in
Participle: raked sth in
Gerund: raking sth in

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of rake

Indicative

Present

Irake sth in
yourake sth in
he;she;itrakes sth in
werake sth in
yourake sth in
theyrake sth in

Perfect

Ihave raked sth in
youhave raked sth in
he;she;ithas raked sth in
wehave raked sth in
youhave raked sth in
theyhave raked sth in

Past

Iraked sth in
youraked sth in
he;she;itraked sth in
weraked sth in
youraked sth in
theyraked sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad raked sth in
youhad raked sth in
he;she;ithad raked sth in
wehad raked sth in
youhad raked sth in
theyhad raked sth in

Future

Iwill rake sth in
youwill rake sth in
he;she;itwill rake sth in
wewill rake sth in
youwill rake sth in
theywill rake sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have raked sth in
youwill have raked sth in
he;she;itwill have raked sth in
wewill have raked sth in
youwill have raked sth in
theywill have raked sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Irake sth in
yourake sth in
he;she;itrake sth in
werake sth in
yourake sth in
theyrake sth in

Perfect

Ihave raked sth in
youhave raked sth in
he;she;ithave raked sth in
wehave raked sth in
youhave raked sth in
theyhave raked sth in

Imperfect

Iraked sth in
youraked sth in
he;she;itraked sth in
weraked sth in
youraked sth in
theyraked sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad raked sth in
youhad raked sth in
he;she;ithad raked sth in
wehad raked sth in
youhad raked sth in
theyhad raked sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould rake sth in
youwould rake sth in
he;she;itwould rake sth in
wewould rake sth in
youwould rake sth in
theywould rake sth in

Perfect

Iwould have raked sth in
youwould have raked sth in
he;she;itwould have raked sth in
wewould have raked sth in
youwould have raked sth in
theywould have raked sth in

Imperative

yourake sth in
weLet's rake sth in
yourake sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam raking sth in
youare raking sth in
he;she;itis raking sth in
weare raking sth in
youare raking sth in
theyare raking sth in

Perfect

Ihave been raking sth in
youhave been raking sth in
he;she;ithas been raking sth in
wehave been raking sth in
youhave been raking sth in
theyhave been raking sth in

Past

Iwas raking sth in
youwere raking sth in
he;she;itwas raking sth in
wewere raking sth in
youwere raking sth in
theywere raking sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been raking sth in
youhad been raking sth in
he;she;ithad been raking sth in
wehad been raking sth in
youhad been raking sth in
theyhad been raking sth in

Future

Iwill be raking sth in
youwill be raking sth in
he;she;itwill be raking sth in
wewill be raking sth in
youwill be raking sth in
theywill be raking sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been raking sth in
youwill have been raking sth in
he;she;itwill have been raking sth in
wewill have been raking sth in
youwill have been raking sth in
theywill have been raking sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be raking sth in
youwould be raking sth in
he;she;itwould be raking sth in
wewould be raking sth in
youwould be raking sth in
theywould be raking sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been raking sth in
youwould have been raking sth in
he;she;itwould have been raking sth in
wewould have been raking sth in
youwould have been raking sth in
theywould have been raking sth in

Other

Verbs similar to 'rake'

bake, brake, cake, crake, fake, hake, jake, lake, make, nake,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to act in a lewd and lascivious manner
blissom, chamber, colt, gill, harlot, harlotize, minx, rig, slut, trollop, wanton, wantonize
scrape
level, dig, spade, clean, clear, collect, gather, scratch
strafe
shoot, machine-gun, rummage, ransack, search, scour, blister

Additional Information

Etymology

1. The verb is partly derived from rake (“tool with a row of pointed teeth”) (see etymology 1) and from Middle English raken (“to rake; to gather by raking; to rake away (debris); to cover with something; (figurative) to conceal, hide; to destroy”) [and other forms], from Old Norse raka (“to scrape”), from Proto-Germanic *raką, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself”).
2. Cognates
3. The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch rāken (modern Dutch raken (“to rake”) (regional)), Middle Low German rāken, Old Danish raghæ, rakæ (modern Danish rage (“to shave”)), Old Swedish raka (modern Swedish raka (“to rake; to shave”)).
4. The noun is derived from the verb. See: Middle English 'raken', Dutch 'raken', Danish 'rage', Swedish 'raka'.

Verbs referencing "rake"

Danish rage, Norwegian, nynorsk raka.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] two and selling everything. Either they must go, or _all_ must. Haley has come into possession of a mortgage, which, if I don't clear off with him directly, will take everything before it. I 've raked, and scraped, and borrowed, and all but begged,—and the price of these two was needed to make up the balance, and I had to give them up. Haley fancied the child; he agreed to settle the matter that [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)