accelerate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of accelerate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to accelerate
Participle: accelerated
Gerund: accelerating

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iaccelerate
youaccelerate
he;she;itaccelerates
weaccelerate
youaccelerate
theyaccelerate

Perfect

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

Past

Iaccelerated
youaccelerated
he;she;itaccelerated
weaccelerated
youaccelerated
theyaccelerated

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iaccelerate
youaccelerate
he;she;itaccelerate
weaccelerate
youaccelerate
theyaccelerate

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iaccelerated
youaccelerated
he;she;itaccelerated
weaccelerated
youaccelerated
theyaccelerated

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youaccelerate
weLet's accelerate
youaccelerate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to cause to move faster
speed up
quicken
hasten, expedite, stimulate

Antonyms

to render motionless; to cause something to stop moving
continue, move, immobilize
to cease moving; to come to a stand or standstill
continue, go, move, proceed, stop

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
3. Proto-Italic *ad
4. Proto-Italic *ad-
5. Latin ad-
6. Proto-Indo-European *kel-der.
7. Latin celer
8. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
9. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
12. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
13. Proto-Italic *-ājō
14. Proto-Italic *-āō
15. Latin -ō
16. Latin celerō
17. Latin accelerō
18. Latin accelerātuslbor.
19. ▲
20. Latin accelerō
21. Proto-Indo-European *-tis
22. Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
23. Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
24. Proto-Italic *-tiō
25. Latin -tiō
26. Latin accelerātiōder.
27. English accelerationbf.
28. English accelerate
29. First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.

Verbs referencing "accelerate"

Esperanto akceli, Finnish with old forms akseleroida, Sanskrit कलयति, Sanskrit कालयति.

Sample Sentences

  • Immobility accelerates greatly reduces hypothermia, (Who)