Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tick by
Participle: ticked by
Gerund: ticking by
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tick by |
| you | tick by |
| he;she;it | ticks by |
| we | tick by |
| you | tick by |
| they | tick by |
Perfect
| I | have ticked by |
| you | have ticked by |
| he;she;it | has ticked by |
| we | have ticked by |
| you | have ticked by |
| they | have ticked by |
Past
| I | ticked by |
| you | ticked by |
| he;she;it | ticked by |
| we | ticked by |
| you | ticked by |
| they | ticked by |
Pluperfect
| I | had ticked by |
| you | had ticked by |
| he;she;it | had ticked by |
| we | had ticked by |
| you | had ticked by |
| they | had ticked by |
Future
| I | will tick by |
| you | will tick by |
| he;she;it | will tick by |
| we | will tick by |
| you | will tick by |
| they | will tick by |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ticked by |
| you | will have ticked by |
| he;she;it | will have ticked by |
| we | will have ticked by |
| you | will have ticked by |
| they | will have ticked by |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tick by |
| you | tick by |
| he;she;it | tick by |
| we | tick by |
| you | tick by |
| they | tick by |
Perfect
| I | have ticked by |
| you | have ticked by |
| he;she;it | have ticked by |
| we | have ticked by |
| you | have ticked by |
| they | have ticked by |
Imperfect
| I | ticked by |
| you | ticked by |
| he;she;it | ticked by |
| we | ticked by |
| you | ticked by |
| they | ticked by |
Pluperfect
| I | had ticked by |
| you | had ticked by |
| he;she;it | had ticked by |
| we | had ticked by |
| you | had ticked by |
| they | had ticked by |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tick by |
| you | would tick by |
| he;she;it | would tick by |
| we | would tick by |
| you | would tick by |
| they | would tick by |
Perfect
| I | would have ticked by |
| you | would have ticked by |
| he;she;it | would have ticked by |
| we | would have ticked by |
| you | would have ticked by |
| they | would have ticked by |
Imperative
| you | tick by |
| we | Let's tick by |
| you | tick by |
Verbs conjugated like 'tick'
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 'tick'
dick,
hick,
kick,
lick,
nick,
pick,
rick,
sick,
stick,
tack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English ticken, tiken, probably from Old English *ticcian (“to touch, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkōn (“to touch, tap”), cognate with German zecken (“to nudge, poke, jab”). Doublet of tig. See: German, old spelling '
zecken'.
Verbs referencing "tick"
German, old spelling
zecken.
Sample Sentences
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[ object ticking ] [anticipatory music] [ engine rumbling ]
(Suburban Fury)