Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to about-face
Participle: about-faced
Gerund: about-facing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | about-face |
| you | about-face |
| he;she;it | about-faces |
| we | about-face |
| you | about-face |
| they | about-face |
Perfect
| I | have about-faced |
| you | have about-faced |
| he;she;it | has about-faced |
| we | have about-faced |
| you | have about-faced |
| they | have about-faced |
Past
| I | about-faced |
| you | about-faced |
| he;she;it | about-faced |
| we | about-faced |
| you | about-faced |
| they | about-faced |
Pluperfect
| I | had about-faced |
| you | had about-faced |
| he;she;it | had about-faced |
| we | had about-faced |
| you | had about-faced |
| they | had about-faced |
Future
| I | will about-face |
| you | will about-face |
| he;she;it | will about-face |
| we | will about-face |
| you | will about-face |
| they | will about-face |
Future Perfect
| I | will have about-faced |
| you | will have about-faced |
| he;she;it | will have about-faced |
| we | will have about-faced |
| you | will have about-faced |
| they | will have about-faced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | about-face |
| you | about-face |
| he;she;it | about-face |
| we | about-face |
| you | about-face |
| they | about-face |
Perfect
| I | have about-faced |
| you | have about-faced |
| he;she;it | have about-faced |
| we | have about-faced |
| you | have about-faced |
| they | have about-faced |
Imperfect
| I | about-faced |
| you | about-faced |
| he;she;it | about-faced |
| we | about-faced |
| you | about-faced |
| they | about-faced |
Pluperfect
| I | had about-faced |
| you | had about-faced |
| he;she;it | had about-faced |
| we | had about-faced |
| you | had about-faced |
| they | had about-faced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would about-face |
| you | would about-face |
| he;she;it | would about-face |
| we | would about-face |
| you | would about-face |
| they | would about-face |
Perfect
| I | would have about-faced |
| you | would have about-faced |
| he;she;it | would have about-faced |
| we | would have about-faced |
| you | would have about-faced |
| they | would have about-faced |
Imperative
| you | about-face |
| we | Let's about-face |
| you | about-face |
Verbs conjugated like 'about-face'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'about-face'
outface,
about-turn,
boldface,
outfake,
outfame,
outpace,
outplace,
outrace,
spotface,
abduce,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From about + face, first attested in 1861, used in the imperative in the military.
Sample Sentences
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The soldiers would about-face immediately after the order was given.
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A politician will about-face at the drop of a hat if he thinks there are votes in it.