Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sheath
Participle: sheathed
Gerund: sheathing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sheath |
| you | sheath |
| he;she;it | sheaths |
| we | sheath |
| you | sheath |
| they | sheath |
Perfect
| I | have sheathed |
| you | have sheathed |
| he;she;it | has sheathed |
| we | have sheathed |
| you | have sheathed |
| they | have sheathed |
Past
| I | sheathed |
| you | sheathed |
| he;she;it | sheathed |
| we | sheathed |
| you | sheathed |
| they | sheathed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sheathed |
| you | had sheathed |
| he;she;it | had sheathed |
| we | had sheathed |
| you | had sheathed |
| they | had sheathed |
Future
| I | will sheath |
| you | will sheath |
| he;she;it | will sheath |
| we | will sheath |
| you | will sheath |
| they | will sheath |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sheathed |
| you | will have sheathed |
| he;she;it | will have sheathed |
| we | will have sheathed |
| you | will have sheathed |
| they | will have sheathed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sheath |
| you | sheath |
| he;she;it | sheath |
| we | sheath |
| you | sheath |
| they | sheath |
Perfect
| I | have sheathed |
| you | have sheathed |
| he;she;it | have sheathed |
| we | have sheathed |
| you | have sheathed |
| they | have sheathed |
Imperfect
| I | sheathed |
| you | sheathed |
| he;she;it | sheathed |
| we | sheathed |
| you | sheathed |
| they | sheathed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sheathed |
| you | had sheathed |
| he;she;it | had sheathed |
| we | had sheathed |
| you | had sheathed |
| they | had sheathed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sheath |
| you | would sheath |
| he;she;it | would sheath |
| we | would sheath |
| you | would sheath |
| they | would sheath |
Perfect
| I | would have sheathed |
| you | would have sheathed |
| he;she;it | would have sheathed |
| we | would have sheathed |
| you | would have sheathed |
| they | would have sheathed |
Imperative
| you | sheath |
| we | Let's sheath |
| you | sheath |
Verbs conjugated like 'sheath'
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 'sheath'
sheathe,
beath,
cheat,
desheath,
ensheath,
exsheath,
heat,
insheath,
resheath,
scath,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
A variant of sheathe.
Sample Sentences
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Nay, neuer beare me hence, diſpatch me heere: / Here ſheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death: [...] [c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v], page 171, column 1:]
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Sheath your Dagger: / Be angry when you will, it ſhall haue ſcope: [...] [1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii], page 125, column 1:]
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So when the gen'rous Lyon has in ſight / His equal match, he rouſes for the fight; / But when his foe lyes proſtrate on the plain, / He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane; / And, plea'd with bloudleſs honours of the day, / Walks over, and diſdains th' inglorious Prey, [...] [1687, [John Dryden], “The Third Part”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC, page 88:]
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At Sight of thee, the Villain ſheaths his Sword, / Nor ſcales the Wall, to ſteal the wealthy Hoard. [[1716], [John] Gay, “Book III. Of Walking the Streets by Night.”, in Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London, London: […] Bernard Lintott, […], →OCLC, page 53:]
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And the poet lifts his pen
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While the soldier sheaths his sword. [1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull:]