Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ratoon
Participle: ratooned
Gerund: ratooning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ratoon |
| you | ratoon |
| he;she;it | ratoons |
| we | ratoon |
| you | ratoon |
| they | ratoon |
Perfect
| I | have ratooned |
| you | have ratooned |
| he;she;it | has ratooned |
| we | have ratooned |
| you | have ratooned |
| they | have ratooned |
Past
| I | ratooned |
| you | ratooned |
| he;she;it | ratooned |
| we | ratooned |
| you | ratooned |
| they | ratooned |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratooned |
| you | had ratooned |
| he;she;it | had ratooned |
| we | had ratooned |
| you | had ratooned |
| they | had ratooned |
Future
| I | will ratoon |
| you | will ratoon |
| he;she;it | will ratoon |
| we | will ratoon |
| you | will ratoon |
| they | will ratoon |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ratooned |
| you | will have ratooned |
| he;she;it | will have ratooned |
| we | will have ratooned |
| you | will have ratooned |
| they | will have ratooned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ratoon |
| you | ratoon |
| he;she;it | ratoon |
| we | ratoon |
| you | ratoon |
| they | ratoon |
Perfect
| I | have ratooned |
| you | have ratooned |
| he;she;it | have ratooned |
| we | have ratooned |
| you | have ratooned |
| they | have ratooned |
Imperfect
| I | ratooned |
| you | ratooned |
| he;she;it | ratooned |
| we | ratooned |
| you | ratooned |
| they | ratooned |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratooned |
| you | had ratooned |
| he;she;it | had ratooned |
| we | had ratooned |
| you | had ratooned |
| they | had ratooned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ratoon |
| you | would ratoon |
| he;she;it | would ratoon |
| we | would ratoon |
| you | would ratoon |
| they | would ratoon |
Perfect
| I | would have ratooned |
| you | would have ratooned |
| he;she;it | would have ratooned |
| we | would have ratooned |
| you | would have ratooned |
| they | would have ratooned |
Imperative
| you | ratoon |
| we | Let's ratoon |
| you | ratoon |
Verbs conjugated like 'ratoon'
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 'ratoon'
batoon,
ration,
rattoon,
baton,
cartoon,
dragoon,
maroon,
oration,
patron,
platoon,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Possibly from Spanish retoño.
Sample Sentences
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In the sugar areas to the north and south of the Colony cane has been known to "ratoon" for 20 to 30 years. [1893, “Resources of British Honduras”, in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, vol. 1893, no. 82/83, p. 327:]
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1969, M. Menzel; F. Wilson, "Genetic Relationships in Hibiscus Sect. Furcaria," Brittonia, vol. 21, no. 2, p. 100,
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Attempts to propagate them by cuttings (of flowering shoots) and to ratoon the old plants in the greenhouse in November were unsuccessful.