Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to banjo
Participle: banjoed
Gerund: banjoing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | banjo |
| you | banjo |
| he;she;it | banjos |
| we | banjo |
| you | banjo |
| they | banjo |
Perfect
| I | have banjoed |
| you | have banjoed |
| he;she;it | has banjoed |
| we | have banjoed |
| you | have banjoed |
| they | have banjoed |
Past
| I | banjoed |
| you | banjoed |
| he;she;it | banjoed |
| we | banjoed |
| you | banjoed |
| they | banjoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had banjoed |
| you | had banjoed |
| he;she;it | had banjoed |
| we | had banjoed |
| you | had banjoed |
| they | had banjoed |
Future
| I | will banjo |
| you | will banjo |
| he;she;it | will banjo |
| we | will banjo |
| you | will banjo |
| they | will banjo |
Future Perfect
| I | will have banjoed |
| you | will have banjoed |
| he;she;it | will have banjoed |
| we | will have banjoed |
| you | will have banjoed |
| they | will have banjoed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | banjo |
| you | banjo |
| he;she;it | banjo |
| we | banjo |
| you | banjo |
| they | banjo |
Perfect
| I | have banjoed |
| you | have banjoed |
| he;she;it | have banjoed |
| we | have banjoed |
| you | have banjoed |
| they | have banjoed |
Imperfect
| I | banjoed |
| you | banjoed |
| he;she;it | banjoed |
| we | banjoed |
| you | banjoed |
| they | banjoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had banjoed |
| you | had banjoed |
| he;she;it | had banjoed |
| we | had banjoed |
| you | had banjoed |
| they | had banjoed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would banjo |
| you | would banjo |
| he;she;it | would banjo |
| we | would banjo |
| you | would banjo |
| they | would banjo |
Perfect
| I | would have banjoed |
| you | would have banjoed |
| he;she;it | would have banjoed |
| we | would have banjoed |
| you | would have banjoed |
| they | would have banjoed |
Imperative
| you | banjo |
| we | Let's banjo |
| you | banjo |
Verbs conjugated like 'banjo'
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 'banjo'
ban,
band,
bandy,
bane,
bang,
banjax,
bank,
bingo,
blanco,
bongo,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.
Sample Sentences
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Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it. [1989, Susan S. M. Edwards, Policing 'domestic' Violence: Women, the Law and the State, page 95:]
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Madar was turfed out on a final misdemeanour of banjoing one of his teammates in training before a big game [1998, "Fergie's world just gets Madar" (Sport), Sunday Mail, Jan 4, 1998]
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"Me and other folk were just trying to get the boot in and some other guy banjoed [decked] him”. [2007 July 31, “Return of Smeato, the extraordinary hero”, in Times Online:]
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Riding reported that on the day Mayne had asked for DZ coordinates, their base had been banjoed by the Germans. [2008, Michael Asher, The Regiment: The Definitive Story of the SAS, page cxxx:]