abet – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of abet

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to abet
Participle: abetted
Gerund: abetting

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of abet

Indicative

Present

Iabet
youabet
he;she;itabets
weabet
youabet
theyabet

Perfect

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

Past

Iabetted
youabetted
he;she;itabetted
weabetted
youabetted
theyabetted

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iabet
youabet
he;she;itabet
weabet
youabet
theyabet

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iabetted
youabetted
he;she;itabetted
weabetted
youabetted
theyabetted

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youabet
weLet's abet
youabet

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'abet'

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 'abet'

abut, aret, bet, ab, abate, abear, abend, aberr, abject, able,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to provide assistance to someone or something
aid, assist, befriend, bestead, come to someone's aid, give someone a hand, grip, help, help out, lend a hand, lend a helping hand, mend, relieve, stead, succor, succour, support, sustain
to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
actuate, bring about, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, impel, incite, induce, instigate, invoke, motivate, move, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spur, stir, stir up, urge, whip up
assist
advance, aid, back, conduce, countenance, help, promote, sanction

Antonyms

to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle
assist, expedite, facilitate, further, help, hurdle, nurture, hinder
to have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
assist, help, reinforce, support, sustain, counteract
assist
obstruct, counteract, hinder, impede

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1374 (implied in abetting), from O.Fr. abeter "to bait, to harass with dogs," lit. "to cause to bite," from à "to" + beter "to bait," from a Gmc. source, perhaps Low Franconian betan "incite," or O.N. beita "cause to bite," from P.Gmc. *baitjan, from PIE base *bheid- "to split" (see fissure).
2. From Middle English abetten, abette, from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle Dutch bētan (“incite”) or from Old Norse beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to set dogs on; to feed”).
3. Alternate etymology traces the Middle English and Old French words through Old English *ābǣtan (“to hound on”), from ā- + bǣtan (“to bait”), from the same source (Proto-Germanic *baitijaną).
4. See also bait, bet. See: Proto-Germanic '*baitijaną', Icelandic 'beita', Proto-Germanic '*baitijaną'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] that such a man as So-and-so should be acquiring a large property by the most infamous and odious means, and notwithstanding all the crimes of which he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your Citizens ? He is a public nuisance, is he not ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘A convicted liar ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘He has been kicked, and cuffed, and caned ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘And he is utterly [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)