Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dibs
Participle: dibsed
Gerund: dibsing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | dibs |
| you | dibs |
| he;she;it | dibses |
| we | dibs |
| you | dibs |
| they | dibs |
Perfect
| I | have dibsed |
| you | have dibsed |
| he;she;it | has dibsed |
| we | have dibsed |
| you | have dibsed |
| they | have dibsed |
Past
| I | dibsed |
| you | dibsed |
| he;she;it | dibsed |
| we | dibsed |
| you | dibsed |
| they | dibsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had dibsed |
| you | had dibsed |
| he;she;it | had dibsed |
| we | had dibsed |
| you | had dibsed |
| they | had dibsed |
Future
| I | will dibs |
| you | will dibs |
| he;she;it | will dibs |
| we | will dibs |
| you | will dibs |
| they | will dibs |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dibsed |
| you | will have dibsed |
| he;she;it | will have dibsed |
| we | will have dibsed |
| you | will have dibsed |
| they | will have dibsed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dibs |
| you | dibs |
| he;she;it | dibs |
| we | dibs |
| you | dibs |
| they | dibs |
Perfect
| I | have dibsed |
| you | have dibsed |
| he;she;it | have dibsed |
| we | have dibsed |
| you | have dibsed |
| they | have dibsed |
Imperfect
| I | dibsed |
| you | dibsed |
| he;she;it | dibsed |
| we | dibsed |
| you | dibsed |
| they | dibsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had dibsed |
| you | had dibsed |
| he;she;it | had dibsed |
| we | had dibsed |
| you | had dibsed |
| they | had dibsed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dibs |
| you | would dibs |
| he;she;it | would dibs |
| we | would dibs |
| you | would dibs |
| they | would dibs |
Perfect
| I | would have dibsed |
| you | would have dibsed |
| he;she;it | would have dibsed |
| we | would have dibsed |
| you | would have dibsed |
| they | would have dibsed |
Imperative
| you | dibs |
| we | Let's dibs |
| you | dibs |
Verbs conjugated like 'dibs'
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 'dibs'
dib,
dis,
diss,
bias,
bib,
dab,
dass,
debus,
dial,
dice,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to reserve
- bags
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstones (“counters used in a game with the same name”). Also from dib (“to tap”) or related to northern English dip (“small depression in the ground”), or a shortened version of divide.
Sample Sentences