Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ship sb off
Participle: shipped sb off
Gerund: shipping sb off
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ship sb off |
| you | ship sb off |
| he;she;it | ships sb off |
| we | ship sb off |
| you | ship sb off |
| they | ship sb off |
Perfect
| I | have shipped sb off |
| you | have shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | has shipped sb off |
| we | have shipped sb off |
| you | have shipped sb off |
| they | have shipped sb off |
Past
| I | shipped sb off |
| you | shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | shipped sb off |
| we | shipped sb off |
| you | shipped sb off |
| they | shipped sb off |
Pluperfect
| I | had shipped sb off |
| you | had shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | had shipped sb off |
| we | had shipped sb off |
| you | had shipped sb off |
| they | had shipped sb off |
Future
| I | will ship sb off |
| you | will ship sb off |
| he;she;it | will ship sb off |
| we | will ship sb off |
| you | will ship sb off |
| they | will ship sb off |
Future Perfect
| I | will have shipped sb off |
| you | will have shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | will have shipped sb off |
| we | will have shipped sb off |
| you | will have shipped sb off |
| they | will have shipped sb off |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ship sb off |
| you | ship sb off |
| he;she;it | ship sb off |
| we | ship sb off |
| you | ship sb off |
| they | ship sb off |
Perfect
| I | have shipped sb off |
| you | have shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | have shipped sb off |
| we | have shipped sb off |
| you | have shipped sb off |
| they | have shipped sb off |
Imperfect
| I | shipped sb off |
| you | shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | shipped sb off |
| we | shipped sb off |
| you | shipped sb off |
| they | shipped sb off |
Pluperfect
| I | had shipped sb off |
| you | had shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | had shipped sb off |
| we | had shipped sb off |
| you | had shipped sb off |
| they | had shipped sb off |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ship sb off |
| you | would ship sb off |
| he;she;it | would ship sb off |
| we | would ship sb off |
| you | would ship sb off |
| they | would ship sb off |
Perfect
| I | would have shipped sb off |
| you | would have shipped sb off |
| he;she;it | would have shipped sb off |
| we | would have shipped sb off |
| you | would have shipped sb off |
| they | would have shipped sb off |
Imperative
| you | ship sb off |
| we | Let's ship sb off |
| you | ship sb off |
Verbs conjugated like 'ship'
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 'ship'
chip,
hip,
shim,
shin,
shit,
shiv,
shop,
sip,
skip,
slip,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. O.E.
scip "ship, boat," from P.Gmc.
*skipan (cf. O.N., O.S., Goth.
skip, Dan.
skib, Swed.
skepp, M.Du.
scip, Du.
schip, O.H.G.
skif, Ger.
Schiff), perhaps originally "tree cut out or hollowed out," and derived from PIE base
*skei- "to cut, split." The O.E. word was used for small craft as well; in 19c., distinct from a
boat in having a bowsprit and three masts, each with a lower, top, and topgallant mast. Fr.
esquif, It.
schifo are Gmc. loan-words.
Ship-board "side of a ship" is from c.1200.
Ship-shape "properly arranged" first attested 1644. Phrase
ships that pass in the night is from Longfellow's poem "Aftermath" (1873). Phrase
runs a tight ship is attested from 1971.
2. From Middle English schippen, schipen, from Old English sċipian, from Proto-West Germanic *skipōn, from Proto-Germanic *skipōną, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship”). Doublet of equip. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skipōną'.
Verbs referencing "ship"
Spanish
shippear, Valencian
xipejar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] sense of its absurdity as I have now, and could no more help laughing than I can at any other comical incident, happening under circumstances the most favourable to its enjoyment. About midnight we shipped a sea, which forced its way through the skylights, burst open the doors above, and came raging and roaring down into the ladies ’ cabin, to the unspeakable consternation of my wife and a little [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and forgotten, slumbering and wasting in its sleep—the demand for labour and the rates of wages; the busy quays of Montreal; the vessels taking in their cargoes, and discharging them; the amount of shipping in the different ports; the commerce, roads, and public works, all made to last; the respectability and character of the public journals; and the amount of rational comfort and happiness [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The whole system of shipping and conveying these unfortunate persons, is one that stands in need of thorough revision. If any class deserve to be protected and assisted by the Government, it is that class who are banished from [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)