Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cantilever
Participle: cantilevered
Gerund: cantilevering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cantilever |
| you | cantilever |
| he;she;it | cantilevers |
| we | cantilever |
| you | cantilever |
| they | cantilever |
Perfect
| I | have cantilevered |
| you | have cantilevered |
| he;she;it | has cantilevered |
| we | have cantilevered |
| you | have cantilevered |
| they | have cantilevered |
Past
| I | cantilevered |
| you | cantilevered |
| he;she;it | cantilevered |
| we | cantilevered |
| you | cantilevered |
| they | cantilevered |
Pluperfect
| I | had cantilevered |
| you | had cantilevered |
| he;she;it | had cantilevered |
| we | had cantilevered |
| you | had cantilevered |
| they | had cantilevered |
Future
| I | will cantilever |
| you | will cantilever |
| he;she;it | will cantilever |
| we | will cantilever |
| you | will cantilever |
| they | will cantilever |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cantilevered |
| you | will have cantilevered |
| he;she;it | will have cantilevered |
| we | will have cantilevered |
| you | will have cantilevered |
| they | will have cantilevered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cantilever |
| you | cantilever |
| he;she;it | cantilever |
| we | cantilever |
| you | cantilever |
| they | cantilever |
Perfect
| I | have cantilevered |
| you | have cantilevered |
| he;she;it | have cantilevered |
| we | have cantilevered |
| you | have cantilevered |
| they | have cantilevered |
Imperfect
| I | cantilevered |
| you | cantilevered |
| he;she;it | cantilevered |
| we | cantilevered |
| you | cantilevered |
| they | cantilevered |
Pluperfect
| I | had cantilevered |
| you | had cantilevered |
| he;she;it | had cantilevered |
| we | had cantilevered |
| you | had cantilevered |
| they | had cantilevered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cantilever |
| you | would cantilever |
| he;she;it | would cantilever |
| we | would cantilever |
| you | would cantilever |
| they | would cantilever |
Perfect
| I | would have cantilevered |
| you | would have cantilevered |
| he;she;it | would have cantilevered |
| we | would have cantilevered |
| you | would have cantilevered |
| they | would have cantilevered |
Imperative
| you | cantilever |
| we | Let's cantilever |
| you | cantilever |
Verbs conjugated like 'cantilever'
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 'cantilever'
cantile,
chanticleer,
antevert,
calver,
cancelier,
canister,
canter,
cantillate,
cantle,
canyoneer,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in the 1660s, probably from cant (“slope, edge, corner”) + lever, but the earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper. First element may also be Spanish can (“dog”), an architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested.
Sample Sentences
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Just above, the museums top floor seems to shift slightly, its corners cantilevering over the edge of the story below as if it is sliding off the top of the building. [2007 October 28, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Where Gods Yearn for Long-Lost Treasures”, in New York Times:]