Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to single
Participle: singled
Gerund: singling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | single |
| you | single |
| he;she;it | singles |
| we | single |
| you | single |
| they | single |
Perfect
| I | have singled |
| you | have singled |
| he;she;it | has singled |
| we | have singled |
| you | have singled |
| they | have singled |
Past
| I | singled |
| you | singled |
| he;she;it | singled |
| we | singled |
| you | singled |
| they | singled |
Pluperfect
| I | had singled |
| you | had singled |
| he;she;it | had singled |
| we | had singled |
| you | had singled |
| they | had singled |
Future
| I | will single |
| you | will single |
| he;she;it | will single |
| we | will single |
| you | will single |
| they | will single |
Future Perfect
| I | will have singled |
| you | will have singled |
| he;she;it | will have singled |
| we | will have singled |
| you | will have singled |
| they | will have singled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | single |
| you | single |
| he;she;it | single |
| we | single |
| you | single |
| they | single |
Perfect
| I | have singled |
| you | have singled |
| he;she;it | have singled |
| we | have singled |
| you | have singled |
| they | have singled |
Imperfect
| I | singled |
| you | singled |
| he;she;it | singled |
| we | singled |
| you | singled |
| they | singled |
Pluperfect
| I | had singled |
| you | had singled |
| he;she;it | had singled |
| we | had singled |
| you | had singled |
| they | had singled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would single |
| you | would single |
| he;she;it | would single |
| we | would single |
| you | would single |
| they | would single |
Perfect
| I | would have singled |
| you | would have singled |
| he;she;it | would have singled |
| we | would have singled |
| you | would have singled |
| they | would have singled |
Imperative
| you | single |
| we | Let's single |
| you | single |
Verbs conjugated like 'single'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'single'
bingle,
gingle,
ingle,
jingle,
mingle,
pingle,
shingle,
swingle,
tingle,
wingle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Akin to Latin simplex (“simple”). See simple, and compare singular.
Sample Sentences
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Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.
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Paul went joyfully, and spent the afternoon helping to hoe or to single turnips with his friend. [1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 7, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:]
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The seeds did not germinate in many parts of a row until rains in end of June and thunderplumps in first week of July brought them up later in patches, so that no second sowing was necessary, but singling was done by stages. [1916, Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, page 241:]
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Many very fleet horses, when overdriven, adopt a disagreeable gait, which seems to be a cross between a pace and a trot, in which the two legs of one side are raised almost but not quite, simultaneously. Such horses are said to single, or to be single-footed. [1860, William S. Clark, Massachusetts Agricultural College Annual Report:]
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an agent singling itself from consorts [[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):]
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men […] commendable when they are singled [[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):]
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In the east of Yorkshire, Mr. A. M. Ross reports the belief of local railwaymen that the N.E.R. plans to single the York-Beverley line, leaving an adequate provision of passing loops, and to operate it by C.T.C. from York; […] [1959 June, “Talking of Trains: North Eastern report”, in Trains Illustrated, page 293:]
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The Henley branch, recently singled and fully track-circuited, is worked by acceptance lever between Twyford and Shiplake cabins. [1962 October, “Talking of Trains: New signalbox at Twyford”, in Modern Railways, page 226:]
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Sadly, it's not the quickest route as much of it has been singled, but it still boasts some attractive stations as well as an active Community Rail Partnership, one of the first in the country. [2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in RAIL, number 918, page 48:]