dial – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of dial

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dial in
Participle: dialed in; dialled in
Gerund: dialing in; dialling in

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Idial in
youdial in
he;she;itdials in
wedial in
youdial in
theydial in

Perfect

Ihave dialed in; dialled in
youhave dialed in; dialled in
he;she;ithas dialed in; dialled in
wehave dialed in; dialled in
youhave dialed in; dialled in
theyhave dialed in; dialled in

Past

Idialed in; dialled in
youdialed in; dialled in
he;she;itdialed in; dialled in
wedialed in; dialled in
youdialed in; dialled in
theydialed in; dialled in

Pluperfect

Ihad dialed in; dialled in
youhad dialed in; dialled in
he;she;ithad dialed in; dialled in
wehad dialed in; dialled in
youhad dialed in; dialled in
theyhad dialed in; dialled in

Future

Iwill dial in
youwill dial in
he;she;itwill dial in
wewill dial in
youwill dial in
theywill dial in

Future Perfect

Iwill have dialed in; dialled in
youwill have dialed in; dialled in
he;she;itwill have dialed in; dialled in
wewill have dialed in; dialled in
youwill have dialed in; dialled in
theywill have dialed in; dialled in

Subjunctive

Present

Idial in
youdial in
he;she;itdial in
wedial in
youdial in
theydial in

Perfect

Ihave dialed in; dialled in
youhave dialed in; dialled in
he;she;ithave dialed in; dialled in
wehave dialed in; dialled in
youhave dialed in; dialled in
theyhave dialed in; dialled in

Imperfect

Idialed in; dialled in
youdialed in; dialled in
he;she;itdialed in; dialled in
wedialed in; dialled in
youdialed in; dialled in
theydialed in; dialled in

Pluperfect

Ihad dialed in; dialled in
youhad dialed in; dialled in
he;she;ithad dialed in; dialled in
wehad dialed in; dialled in
youhad dialed in; dialled in
theyhad dialed in; dialled in

Conditional

Present

Iwould dial in
youwould dial in
he;she;itwould dial in
wewould dial in
youwould dial in
theywould dial in

Perfect

Iwould have dialed in; dialled in
youwould have dialed in; dialled in
he;she;itwould have dialed in; dialled in
wewould have dialed in; dialled in
youwould have dialed in; dialled in
theywould have dialed in; dialled in

Imperative

youdial in
weLet's dial in
youdial in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam dialing in; dialling in
youare dialing in; dialling in
he;she;itis dialing in; dialling in
weare dialing in; dialling in
youare dialing in; dialling in
theyare dialing in; dialling in

Perfect

Ihave been dialing in; dialling in
youhave been dialing in; dialling in
he;she;ithas been dialing in; dialling in
wehave been dialing in; dialling in
youhave been dialing in; dialling in
theyhave been dialing in; dialling in

Past

Iwas dialing in; dialling in
youwere dialing in; dialling in
he;she;itwas dialing in; dialling in
wewere dialing in; dialling in
youwere dialing in; dialling in
theywere dialing in; dialling in

Pluperfect

Ihad been dialing in; dialling in
youhad been dialing in; dialling in
he;she;ithad been dialing in; dialling in
wehad been dialing in; dialling in
youhad been dialing in; dialling in
theyhad been dialing in; dialling in

Future

Iwill be dialing in; dialling in
youwill be dialing in; dialling in
he;she;itwill be dialing in; dialling in
wewill be dialing in; dialling in
youwill be dialing in; dialling in
theywill be dialing in; dialling in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been dialing in; dialling in
youwill have been dialing in; dialling in
he;she;itwill have been dialing in; dialling in
wewill have been dialing in; dialling in
youwill have been dialing in; dialling in
theywill have been dialing in; dialling in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be dialing in; dialling in
youwould be dialing in; dialling in
he;she;itwould be dialing in; dialling in
wewould be dialing in; dialling in
youwould be dialing in; dialling in
theywould be dialing in; dialling in

Perfect

Iwould have been dialing in; dialling in
youwould have been dialing in; dialling in
he;she;itwould have been dialing in; dialling in
wewould have been dialing in; dialling in
youwould have been dialing in; dialling in
theywould have been dialing in; dialling in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'dial'

annul, bevel, cancel, carol, cavil, channel, chisel, compel, control, counsel, court-martial, cudgel, decontrol, dial, dispel, dowel, drivel, duel, empanel, enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'dial'

deal, dill, dirl, vial, ail, beal, bias, bill, birl, ciel,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rotate
turn, twist, wheel, gyrate

Additional Information

The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

The original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis (“daily, concerning the day”), because of its use in telling the time of day, from Latin diēs (“day”). Compare Spanish dial and día (“day”).

Sample Sentences

  • The lead guitarist for the rock band Spinal Tap dialed his amplifier to 11.
  • The president has recently dialled down the rhetoric.
  • In an emergency dial 999.
  • Please be careful when dialling.
  • The application failed when attempting to dial the Postgres server, because there were too many open connections.
  • I always check my guestbook when I dial, just in case anyone saw my Web site.