Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to commandeer
Participle: commandeered
Gerund: commandeering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | commandeer |
| you | commandeer |
| he;she;it | commandeers |
| we | commandeer |
| you | commandeer |
| they | commandeer |
Perfect
| I | have commandeered |
| you | have commandeered |
| he;she;it | has commandeered |
| we | have commandeered |
| you | have commandeered |
| they | have commandeered |
Past
| I | commandeered |
| you | commandeered |
| he;she;it | commandeered |
| we | commandeered |
| you | commandeered |
| they | commandeered |
Pluperfect
| I | had commandeered |
| you | had commandeered |
| he;she;it | had commandeered |
| we | had commandeered |
| you | had commandeered |
| they | had commandeered |
Future
| I | will commandeer |
| you | will commandeer |
| he;she;it | will commandeer |
| we | will commandeer |
| you | will commandeer |
| they | will commandeer |
Future Perfect
| I | will have commandeered |
| you | will have commandeered |
| he;she;it | will have commandeered |
| we | will have commandeered |
| you | will have commandeered |
| they | will have commandeered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | commandeer |
| you | commandeer |
| he;she;it | commandeer |
| we | commandeer |
| you | commandeer |
| they | commandeer |
Perfect
| I | have commandeered |
| you | have commandeered |
| he;she;it | have commandeered |
| we | have commandeered |
| you | have commandeered |
| they | have commandeered |
Imperfect
| I | commandeered |
| you | commandeered |
| he;she;it | commandeered |
| we | commandeered |
| you | commandeered |
| they | commandeered |
Pluperfect
| I | had commandeered |
| you | had commandeered |
| he;she;it | had commandeered |
| we | had commandeered |
| you | had commandeered |
| they | had commandeered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would commandeer |
| you | would commandeer |
| he;she;it | would commandeer |
| we | would commandeer |
| you | would commandeer |
| they | would commandeer |
Perfect
| I | would have commandeered |
| you | would have commandeered |
| he;she;it | would have commandeered |
| we | would have commandeered |
| you | would have commandeered |
| they | would have commandeered |
Imperative
| you | commandeer |
| we | Let's commandeer |
| you | commandeer |
Verbs conjugated like 'commandeer'
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 'commandeer'
command,
comanage,
commaund,
commence,
commend,
comminate,
commingle,
comminute,
commonise,
commonize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in the late 19th century. From Dutch commanderen (“to command”), partially through its descendant, Afrikaans kommandeer (“to command”). Ultimately from French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commendare. Doublet of command. See: Dutch '
commanderen', Afrikaans '
kommandeer', French '
commander', Old French '
comander', Latin '
commendo'.
Sample Sentences
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"We're stuck taking the bus to school tomorrow, aren't we?" "...Yeah. Moperville South doesn't give bus service out here, so Ellen's commandeering my car." [2007 February 5, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, Feb 5, 2007:]