tap – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tap

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tap sth out
Participle: tapped sth out
Gerund: tapping sth out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Itap sth out
youtap sth out
he;she;ittaps sth out
wetap sth out
youtap sth out
theytap sth out

Perfect

Ihave tapped sth out
youhave tapped sth out
he;she;ithas tapped sth out
wehave tapped sth out
youhave tapped sth out
theyhave tapped sth out

Past

Itapped sth out
youtapped sth out
he;she;ittapped sth out
wetapped sth out
youtapped sth out
theytapped sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad tapped sth out
youhad tapped sth out
he;she;ithad tapped sth out
wehad tapped sth out
youhad tapped sth out
theyhad tapped sth out

Future

Iwill tap sth out
youwill tap sth out
he;she;itwill tap sth out
wewill tap sth out
youwill tap sth out
theywill tap sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have tapped sth out
youwill have tapped sth out
he;she;itwill have tapped sth out
wewill have tapped sth out
youwill have tapped sth out
theywill have tapped sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Itap sth out
youtap sth out
he;she;ittap sth out
wetap sth out
youtap sth out
theytap sth out

Perfect

Ihave tapped sth out
youhave tapped sth out
he;she;ithave tapped sth out
wehave tapped sth out
youhave tapped sth out
theyhave tapped sth out

Imperfect

Itapped sth out
youtapped sth out
he;she;ittapped sth out
wetapped sth out
youtapped sth out
theytapped sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad tapped sth out
youhad tapped sth out
he;she;ithad tapped sth out
wehad tapped sth out
youhad tapped sth out
theyhad tapped sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould tap sth out
youwould tap sth out
he;she;itwould tap sth out
wewould tap sth out
youwould tap sth out
theywould tap sth out

Perfect

Iwould have tapped sth out
youwould have tapped sth out
he;she;itwould have tapped sth out
wewould have tapped sth out
youwould have tapped sth out
theywould have tapped sth out

Imperative

youtap sth out
weLet's tap sth out
youtap sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tapping sth out
youare tapping sth out
he;she;itis tapping sth out
weare tapping sth out
youare tapping sth out
theyare tapping sth out

Perfect

Ihave been tapping sth out
youhave been tapping sth out
he;she;ithas been tapping sth out
wehave been tapping sth out
youhave been tapping sth out
theyhave been tapping sth out

Past

Iwas tapping sth out
youwere tapping sth out
he;she;itwas tapping sth out
wewere tapping sth out
youwere tapping sth out
theywere tapping sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been tapping sth out
youhad been tapping sth out
he;she;ithad been tapping sth out
wehad been tapping sth out
youhad been tapping sth out
theyhad been tapping sth out

Future

Iwill be tapping sth out
youwill be tapping sth out
he;she;itwill be tapping sth out
wewill be tapping sth out
youwill be tapping sth out
theywill be tapping sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tapping sth out
youwill have been tapping sth out
he;she;itwill have been tapping sth out
wewill have been tapping sth out
youwill have been tapping sth out
theywill have been tapping sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tapping sth out
youwould be tapping sth out
he;she;itwould be tapping sth out
wewould be tapping sth out
youwould be tapping sth out
theywould be tapping sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been tapping sth out
youwould have been tapping sth out
he;she;itwould have been tapping sth out
wewould have been tapping sth out
youwould have been tapping sth out
theywould have been tapping sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tap'

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 'tap'

bap, cap, dap, fap, gap, hap, jap, Jap, lap, map,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
rap
knock, hit, pat, touch, bob
pierce
bore, drill, spear, spike, lance, stab, perforate, broach
drain
draw, empty

Antonyms

drain
fill, inundate, replenish, supply

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "strike lightly," c.1225, from O.Fr. taper "tap, rap, strike," from a Gallo-Romance or Gmc. source ultimately imitative of the sound of rapping. Meaning "to designate for some duty or for membership" is recorded from 1952, from notion of a tap on the shoulder. The noun is attested from c.1300. Tap dancer first recorded 1927, from tap (n.) in the sense of "metal plate over the heel of a shoe" (1688).
2. The noun is derived from Middle English tappe (“hollow device for controlling the flow of liquid from a hole, cock, faucet, spigot; hole through which the liquid flows; the liquid which thus flows”), from Old English tæppa, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“a plug, tap; peg; tapering stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tapa.
3. The verb is derived from Middle English tappen (“to obtain (liquid, chiefly liquor) from a tap; to obtain and sell (liquor)”), from Old English tæppian (“to provide (a container) with a stopper; to obtain (liquid) from a tap”), and then either:
4. * from Old English tæppa (see above) + -ian (suffix forming verbs); or
5. * from Proto-Germanic *tappōną, from *tappô (noun) (see above).
6. Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.5 (“to turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round”) alludes to the abilities or resources of the card or piece having been drawn on to the point of temporary exhaustion: see verb etymology 1, verb sense 1.3.2. See: Middle English 'tappen', Old English 'tæppian'.

Verbs referencing "tap"

German, old spelling zapfen, Korean 탭하다.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] first at her and then at the house, and then, as if reassured by reflection, he pattered along after her again. A few minutes brought them to the window of Uncle Tom's cottage, and Eliza stopping, tapped lightly on the window-pane. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • She turned hurriedly away, and, passing round to a back door, glided up stairs, and tapped at Emmeline's door. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I was just lonely. Because that child is not here [ Sound of tapping ] Grandma (Tokyo Taxi)