Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hamper
Participle: hampered
Gerund: hampering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | hamper |
| you | hamper |
| he;she;it | hampers |
| we | hamper |
| you | hamper |
| they | hamper |
Perfect
| I | have hampered |
| you | have hampered |
| he;she;it | has hampered |
| we | have hampered |
| you | have hampered |
| they | have hampered |
Past
| I | hampered |
| you | hampered |
| he;she;it | hampered |
| we | hampered |
| you | hampered |
| they | hampered |
Pluperfect
| I | had hampered |
| you | had hampered |
| he;she;it | had hampered |
| we | had hampered |
| you | had hampered |
| they | had hampered |
Future
| I | will hamper |
| you | will hamper |
| he;she;it | will hamper |
| we | will hamper |
| you | will hamper |
| they | will hamper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hampered |
| you | will have hampered |
| he;she;it | will have hampered |
| we | will have hampered |
| you | will have hampered |
| they | will have hampered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hamper |
| you | hamper |
| he;she;it | hamper |
| we | hamper |
| you | hamper |
| they | hamper |
Perfect
| I | have hampered |
| you | have hampered |
| he;she;it | have hampered |
| we | have hampered |
| you | have hampered |
| they | have hampered |
Imperfect
| I | hampered |
| you | hampered |
| he;she;it | hampered |
| we | hampered |
| you | hampered |
| they | hampered |
Pluperfect
| I | had hampered |
| you | had hampered |
| he;she;it | had hampered |
| we | had hampered |
| you | had hampered |
| they | had hampered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hamper |
| you | would hamper |
| he;she;it | would hamper |
| we | would hamper |
| you | would hamper |
| they | would hamper |
Perfect
| I | would have hampered |
| you | would have hampered |
| he;she;it | would have hampered |
| we | would have hampered |
| you | would have hampered |
| they | would have hampered |
Imperative
| you | hamper |
| we | Let's hamper |
| you | hamper |
Verbs conjugated like 'hamper'
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 'hamper'
hammer,
pamper,
tamper,
vamper,
amber,
bumper,
camber,
caper,
chamber,
chamfer,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle
- behedge, forestay, forslow, frustrate, get in the way, handicap, hinder, hold up, impede, incommode, obstruct, overslaugh, prevene, prevent, restrict, retard, slow down, stay, thwart, thwarten, umbeset, undermine
- hinder
- clog, curb, encumber, fetter, impede, obstruct, prevent
Antonyms
- hinder
- assist, aid, advance, forward
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1350, hampren "to surround, imprison, confine," later "to pack in a container," of unknown origin, possibly from hamper (n.), or somehow connected to M.E. hamelian "to maim." The noun meaning "things important for a ship but in the way at certain times" (1835) is from Fr. hamper "to impede."
2. From Middle English hamper, contracted from hanaper, hanypere, from Anglo-Norman hanaper, Old French hanapier, hanepier (“case for holding a large goblet or cup”), from hanap (“goblet, drinking cup”), from Frankish *hnapp (“cup, bowl, basin”), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“cup, bowl”).
3. Cognate with Old High German hnapf (“cup, bowl, basin”) (German Napf (“bowl”)), Dutch nap (“cup”), Old English hnæpp (“bowl”). More at nap.
Sample Sentences
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Competition pigeons are hampered for the truck trip to the point of release where the race back starts.