vail – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of vail

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to vail
Participle: vailed
Gerund: vailing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ivail
youvail
he;she;itvails
wevail
youvail
theyvail

Perfect

Ihave vailed
youhave vailed
he;she;ithas vailed
wehave vailed
youhave vailed
theyhave vailed

Past

Ivailed
youvailed
he;she;itvailed
wevailed
youvailed
theyvailed

Pluperfect

Ihad vailed
youhad vailed
he;she;ithad vailed
wehad vailed
youhad vailed
theyhad vailed

Future

Iwill vail
youwill vail
he;she;itwill vail
wewill vail
youwill vail
theywill vail

Future Perfect

Iwill have vailed
youwill have vailed
he;she;itwill have vailed
wewill have vailed
youwill have vailed
theywill have vailed

Subjunctive

Present

Ivail
youvail
he;she;itvail
wevail
youvail
theyvail

Perfect

Ihave vailed
youhave vailed
he;she;ithave vailed
wehave vailed
youhave vailed
theyhave vailed

Imperfect

Ivailed
youvailed
he;she;itvailed
wevailed
youvailed
theyvailed

Pluperfect

Ihad vailed
youhad vailed
he;she;ithad vailed
wehad vailed
youhad vailed
theyhad vailed

Conditional

Present

Iwould vail
youwould vail
he;she;itwould vail
wewould vail
youwould vail
theywould vail

Perfect

Iwould have vailed
youwould have vailed
he;she;itwould have vailed
wewould have vailed
youwould have vailed
theywould have vailed

Imperative

youvail
weLet's vail
youvail

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam vailing
youare vailing
he;she;itis vailing
weare vailing
youare vailing
theyare vailing

Perfect

Ihave been vailing
youhave been vailing
he;she;ithas been vailing
wehave been vailing
youhave been vailing
theyhave been vailing

Past

Iwas vailing
youwere vailing
he;she;itwas vailing
wewere vailing
youwere vailing
theywere vailing

Pluperfect

Ihad been vailing
youhad been vailing
he;she;ithad been vailing
wehad been vailing
youhad been vailing
theyhad been vailing

Future

Iwill be vailing
youwill be vailing
he;she;itwill be vailing
wewill be vailing
youwill be vailing
theywill be vailing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been vailing
youwill have been vailing
he;she;itwill have been vailing
wewill have been vailing
youwill have been vailing
theywill have been vailing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be vailing
youwould be vailing
he;she;itwould be vailing
wewould be vailing
youwould be vailing
theywould be vailing

Perfect

Iwould have been vailing
youwould have been vailing
he;she;itwould have been vailing
wewould have been vailing
youwould have been vailing
theywould have been vailing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'vail'

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 'vail'

ail, avail, bail, fail, hail, jail, mail, nail, rail, sail,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English valen; either from Anglo-Norman valer or a clipping of avalen. Compare avale. See: Middle English 'valen', Anglo-Norman 'valer'.

Sample Sentences

  • Then let them vale a bonet of their proud ſayle, [c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.]
  • […] when he shall know it lies in vs,
  • To banish him, and then to call him home,
  • Twill make him vaile the topflag of his pride,
  • And feare to offend the meanest noble man. [1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC, (please specify the page):]
  • […] Vail your regard
  • Upon a wrong’d, I would fain have said, a maid! [c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:]
  • Both we will walke vpon the loftie cliffes,
  • And Chriſtian Merchants that with Ruſſian ſtems
  • Plow vp huge furrowes in the Caſpian ſea,
  • Shall vaile to vs, as Lords of al the Lake. [c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:]
  • […] Now the time is come
  • That France must vail her lofty-plumed crest
  • And let her head fall into England’s lap. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:]
  • […] the Templar […], without vailing his bonnet, or testifying any reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic, took from his neck a gold chain, which he flung on the board […] [1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:]
  • She would with rich and constant pen
  • Vail to her mistress Dian; [c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act IV, prologue]:]
  • […] when a Man does not readily vail to the Opinions of approved Authors, which have been received with respect and submission by others [1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 4, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book IV, page 346:]
  • 1692, Robert South, Discourses on Various Subjects and Occasions, Boston: Bowles & Dearborn, 1827, Discourse 5, p. 370,
  • Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbour’s necessity.