cost – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cost

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cost
Participle: cost
Gerund: costing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Icost
youcost
he;she;itcosts
wecost
youcost
theycost

Perfect

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

Past

Icost
youcost
he;she;itcost
wecost
youcost
theycost

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Icost
youcost
he;she;itcost
wecost
youcost
theycost

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Icost
youcost
he;she;itcost
wecost
youcost
theycost

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youcost
weLet's cost
youcost

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'cost'

beset, broadcast, burst, bust, cost, crosscut, cut, forecast, hit, hurt, inset, let, misread, overset, overspread, put, read, rebroadcast, recut, relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'cost'

bost, cast, coast, coat, coit, colt, cose, cosh, cosy, host,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obligate
expect, necessitate

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1200, from O.Fr. coster, from V.L. *costare, from L. constare "to stand at" (or with), from com- "with" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). The idiom is the same one we use in Mod.E. when we say something "stands at X dollars" to mean it sells for X dollars.
2. From Middle English costen, from Old French coster, couster (“to cost”), from Medieval Latin cōstō, from Latin cōnstō (“stand together”). See: Old French 'coster', Latin 'cōnstō'.

Verbs referencing "cost"

Tok Pisin kostim, Ido kustar, Cimbrian khostan, Cimbrian khòstan.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] and harsh restraints. They are met at the very threshold with this mild appeal. All within-doors is very plain and simple, as it ought to be, but arranged with a view to peace and comfort. It costs no more than any other plan of arrangement, but it speaks an amount of consideration for those who are reduced to seek a shelter there, which puts them at once upon their gratitude and good [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] an American fashion. One of the provinces of the state legislature of Massachusetts is to alter ugly names into pretty ones, as the children improve upon the tastes of their parents. These changes costing little or nothing, scores of Mary Annes are solemnly converted into Bevelinas every session. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] at that time, and before we were well clear of the wharf, he questioned me concerning it, and its price, and where I bought it, and when, and what fur it was, and what it weighed, and what it cost. Then he took notice of my watch, and asked me what that cost, and whether it was a French watch, and where I got it, and how I got it, and whether I bought it or had it given me, and how it [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • It is enough for me, to know, that what I have set down in these pages, cannot cost me a single friend on the other side of the Atlantic, who is, in anything, deserving of the name. For the rest, I put my trust, implicitly, in the spirit in which they have been conceived and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a decent room, containing a bed, a chair, and a small, rough stand, where lay Tom's Bible and hymn-book; and where he sits, at present, with his slate before him, intent on something that seems to cost him a great deal of anxious thought. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)