split – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to split on sb
Participle: split on sb
Gerund: splitting on sb

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of split

Indicative

Present

I	split on sb
you	split on sb
he;she;it	splits on sb
we	split on sb
you	split on sb
they	split on sb

Perfect

I	have split on sb
you	have split on sb
he;she;it	has split on sb
we	have split on sb
you	have split on sb
they	have split on sb

Past

I	split on sb
you	split on sb
he;she;it	split on sb
we	split on sb
you	split on sb
they	split on sb

Pluperfect

I	had split on sb
you	had split on sb
he;she;it	had split on sb
we	had split on sb
you	had split on sb
they	had split on sb

Future

I	will split on sb
you	will split on sb
he;she;it	will split on sb
we	will split on sb
you	will split on sb
they	will split on sb

Future Perfect

I	will have split on sb
you	will have split on sb
he;she;it	will have split on sb
we	will have split on sb
you	will have split on sb
they	will have split on sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	split on sb
you	split on sb
he;she;it	split on sb
we	split on sb
you	split on sb
they	split on sb

Perfect

I	have split on sb
you	have split on sb
he;she;it	have split on sb
we	have split on sb
you	have split on sb
they	have split on sb

Imperfect

I	split on sb
you	split on sb
he;she;it	split on sb
we	split on sb
you	split on sb
they	split on sb

Pluperfect

I	had split on sb
you	had split on sb
he;she;it	had split on sb
we	had split on sb
you	had split on sb
they	had split on sb

Conditional

Present

I	would split on sb
you	would split on sb
he;she;it	would split on sb
we	would split on sb
you	would split on sb
they	would split on sb

Perfect

I	would have split on sb
you	would have split on sb
he;she;it	would have split on sb
we	would have split on sb
you	would have split on sb
they	would have split on sb

Imperative

you	split on sb
we	Let's split on sb
you	split on sb

Indicative

Present

I	am splitting on sb
you	are splitting on sb
he;she;it	is splitting on sb
we	are splitting on sb
you	are splitting on sb
they	are splitting on sb

Perfect

I	have been splitting on sb
you	have been splitting on sb
he;she;it	has been splitting on sb
we	have been splitting on sb
you	have been splitting on sb
they	have been splitting on sb

Past

I	was splitting on sb
you	were splitting on sb
he;she;it	was splitting on sb
we	were splitting on sb
you	were splitting on sb
they	were splitting on sb

Pluperfect

I	had been splitting on sb
you	had been splitting on sb
he;she;it	had been splitting on sb
we	had been splitting on sb
you	had been splitting on sb
they	had been splitting on sb

Future

I	will be splitting on sb
you	will be splitting on sb
he;she;it	will be splitting on sb
we	will be splitting on sb
you	will be splitting on sb
they	will be splitting on sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been splitting on sb
you	will have been splitting on sb
he;she;it	will have been splitting on sb
we	will have been splitting on sb
you	will have been splitting on sb
they	will have been splitting on sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be splitting on sb
you	would be splitting on sb
he;she;it	would be splitting on sb
we	would be splitting on sb
you	would be splitting on sb
they	would be splitting on sb

Perfect

I	would have been splitting on sb
you	would have been splitting on sb
he;she;it	would have been splitting on sb
we	would have been splitting on sb
you	would have been splitting on sb
they	would have been splitting on sb

Verbs conjugated like 'split'

beset, broadcast, burst, bust, cost, crosscut, cut, forecast, hit, hurt, inset, let, misread, overset, overspread, put, read, rebroadcast, recut, relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'split'

slit, spit, splat, splint, sprit, blit, clit, flit, lit, pit,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to depart; to separate from: beat it, book, bounce, bug off, bugger off, buzz off, cut one's stick, dash, depart, duck out, exit, get away, get out, go, go away, go out, leave, make tracks, move on, namous, part, piss off, pull up stakes, quit, remove, run along, set forth, set off, set out, sling one's hook, start, start out, take leave, take off, take one's leave, take wing
to split into two or more parts: becut, discerp, disintegrate, dispart, dissever, divide, divorce, part, partition, piecemeal, rescind, section, sever, split up, sunder
divide: sever, break, separate, disjoin, cleave, splinter, bisect

Antonyms

divide: combine, connect, attach, couple

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ off (something), ~ (something) off, ~ off, ~ on somebody, ~ up (something), ~ (something) up, ~ up,

Etymology

1. 1590, from M.Du. splitten, from P.Gmc. *spl(e)it- (cf. Dan., Fris. splitte, O.Fris. splita, Ger. spleißen "to split"), from PIE *(s)plei- "to split, splice" (see flint). Meaning "leave, depart" first recorded 1954, U.S. slang. Of couples, "to separate, divorce" from 1942. To split the difference is from 1715; to split (one's) ticket in the U.S. political sense is attested from 1842. The acrobatic feat first so called in 1861. Meaning "sweet dish of sliced fruit with ice cream" is attested from 1920, Amer.Eng. Splitting image "exact likeness" is from 1880. Split screen is from 1953; split shift is from 1955; split personality first attested 1919. Split-level as a type of building plan is recorded from 1952. Split-second first attested 1884, in ref. to a type of stopwatch with two second hands that could be stopped independently; adj. meaning "occurring in a fraction of a second" is from 1946.
2. Attested since about 1567, from Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”) and/or Middle Low German splitten (“to split”), both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *splittjan, an intensive form of Proto-West Germanic *splītan (“to split”), from Proto-Germanic *splītaną (whence Danish splitte, Low German splieten, German spleißen), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).
3. Compare Middle English ysplett (“split”, past participle of splatten (“to split”)), Old English speld (“splinter”), Old High German spaltan (“to split”), Middle Irish slis (“splinter”), Lithuanian spaliai (“flax sheaves”), Czech půl (“half”), Old Church Slavonic рас-плитати (ras-plitati, “to cleave, split”). See: Proto-Germanic '*splītaną', Danish 'splitte', Low Saxon 'splieten', German, old spelling 'spleißen', Old High German 'spaltan'.

Verbs referencing "split"

German, old spelling splitten, Finnish with old forms splitata, Low Saxon splieten, Luxembourgish spläissen, Sanskrit स्फुटति.

Sample Sentences

[...] dinin’-room door dat bery day ? and didn't I see de General pass his plate three times for some more dat bery pie ? — and, says he, ‘You must have an uncommon cook, Mrs. Shelby. ’ Lor ! I was fit to split myself. ~~~ “ And de Gineral, he knows what cookin ’ is, ” said Aunt Chloe, drawing herself up with an air. “ Bery nice man, de Gineral ! He comes of one of de bery _fustest_ families in Old [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
I could not but think—as I looked at these feeble and tremulous productions of hands which could draw the longest arrow to the head in a stout elk-horn bow, or split a bead or feather with a rifle-ball—of Crabbe 's musings over the Parish Register, and the irregular scratches made with a pen, by men who would plough a lengthy furrow straight from end to end. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ Thomas ! ” said Dorcas. “ I tell you, granny, if you bottle a fellow up too tight, I shall split, ” said Tom. “ But about the gal,—tell ’ em to dress her up some way, so's to alter her. Her description's out in Sandusky. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] haw ! ho ! ” said the sooty gnome, laughing obsequiously. “ Lord, de fun ! To see him stickin ’ in de mud,—chasin ’ and tarin ’ through de bushes, dogs a holdin ’ on to him ! Lord, I laughed fit to split, dat ar time we cotched Molly. I thought they'd a had her all stripped up afore I could get ’ em off. She car's de marks o ’ dat ar spree yet. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

split – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of split

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'split'

Verbs similar to 'split'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "split"

Sample Sentences