Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to canvass
Participle: canvassed
Gerund: canvassing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | canvass |
| you | canvass |
| he;she;it | canvasses |
| we | canvass |
| you | canvass |
| they | canvass |
Perfect
| I | have canvassed |
| you | have canvassed |
| he;she;it | has canvassed |
| we | have canvassed |
| you | have canvassed |
| they | have canvassed |
Past
| I | canvassed |
| you | canvassed |
| he;she;it | canvassed |
| we | canvassed |
| you | canvassed |
| they | canvassed |
Pluperfect
| I | had canvassed |
| you | had canvassed |
| he;she;it | had canvassed |
| we | had canvassed |
| you | had canvassed |
| they | had canvassed |
Future
| I | will canvass |
| you | will canvass |
| he;she;it | will canvass |
| we | will canvass |
| you | will canvass |
| they | will canvass |
Future Perfect
| I | will have canvassed |
| you | will have canvassed |
| he;she;it | will have canvassed |
| we | will have canvassed |
| you | will have canvassed |
| they | will have canvassed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | canvass |
| you | canvass |
| he;she;it | canvass |
| we | canvass |
| you | canvass |
| they | canvass |
Perfect
| I | have canvassed |
| you | have canvassed |
| he;she;it | have canvassed |
| we | have canvassed |
| you | have canvassed |
| they | have canvassed |
Imperfect
| I | canvassed |
| you | canvassed |
| he;she;it | canvassed |
| we | canvassed |
| you | canvassed |
| they | canvassed |
Pluperfect
| I | had canvassed |
| you | had canvassed |
| he;she;it | had canvassed |
| we | had canvassed |
| you | had canvassed |
| they | had canvassed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would canvass |
| you | would canvass |
| he;she;it | would canvass |
| we | would canvass |
| you | would canvass |
| they | would canvass |
Perfect
| I | would have canvassed |
| you | would have canvassed |
| he;she;it | would have canvassed |
| we | would have canvassed |
| you | would have canvassed |
| they | would have canvassed |
Imperative
| you | canvass |
| we | Let's canvass |
| you | canvass |
Verbs conjugated like 'canvass'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'canvass'
canvas,
recanvass,
amass,
ambass,
canal,
canary,
cancan,
caress,
cass,
class,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1508, from canvas and probably meaning, originally, "to toss in a canvas sheet," though "to sift through canvas" has also been proposed.
2. The verb is derived from canvas (“type of coarse cloth woven from hemp”). The connection between “to toss (someone) in a (canvas) sheet; (by extension) to batter, beat, or thrash (someone or something); etc.” and “to seek the support of voters or a constituency in a forthcoming election or poll” is not entirely clear.
3. The noun is derived from the verb. It has been suggested that noun sense 4.2 (“rejection (at an election, of a suit, etc.)”) may refer to the canvas bag used by journeymen mechanics which they used to pack up their tools after they had completed their jobs, in which case it is not derived from the verb but directly from canvas (noun).
Sample Sentences
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[...] fact that she had resolved to go was fully before the public mind, she was solemnly invited out to tea by all her friends and neighbors for the space of a fortnight, and her prospects and plans duly canvassed and inquired into. Miss Moseley, who came into the house to help to do the dress-making, acquired daily accessions of importance from the developments with regard to Miss Ophelia's wardrobe which [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ In those days, this matter of slavery had never been canvassed as it has now; nobody dreamed of any harm in it.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)