Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to keel
Participle: keeled
Gerund: keeling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | keel |
| you | keel |
| he;she;it | keels |
| we | keel |
| you | keel |
| they | keel |
Perfect
| I | have keeled |
| you | have keeled |
| he;she;it | has keeled |
| we | have keeled |
| you | have keeled |
| they | have keeled |
Past
| I | keeled |
| you | keeled |
| he;she;it | keeled |
| we | keeled |
| you | keeled |
| they | keeled |
Pluperfect
| I | had keeled |
| you | had keeled |
| he;she;it | had keeled |
| we | had keeled |
| you | had keeled |
| they | had keeled |
Future
| I | will keel |
| you | will keel |
| he;she;it | will keel |
| we | will keel |
| you | will keel |
| they | will keel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have keeled |
| you | will have keeled |
| he;she;it | will have keeled |
| we | will have keeled |
| you | will have keeled |
| they | will have keeled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | keel |
| you | keel |
| he;she;it | keel |
| we | keel |
| you | keel |
| they | keel |
Perfect
| I | have keeled |
| you | have keeled |
| he;she;it | have keeled |
| we | have keeled |
| you | have keeled |
| they | have keeled |
Imperfect
| I | keeled |
| you | keeled |
| he;she;it | keeled |
| we | keeled |
| you | keeled |
| they | keeled |
Pluperfect
| I | had keeled |
| you | had keeled |
| he;she;it | had keeled |
| we | had keeled |
| you | had keeled |
| they | had keeled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would keel |
| you | would keel |
| he;she;it | would keel |
| we | would keel |
| you | would keel |
| they | would keel |
Perfect
| I | would have keeled |
| you | would have keeled |
| he;she;it | would have keeled |
| we | would have keeled |
| you | would have keeled |
| they | would have keeled |
Imperative
| you | keel |
| we | Let's keel |
| you | keel |
Verbs conjugated like 'keel'
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 'keel'
eel,
feel,
heel,
keek,
keen,
keep,
kegel,
kneel,
peel,
reel,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "lowest timber of a ship or boat," 1338, from O.N.
kjölr "keel," from P.Gmc.
*keluz, of uncertain origin. Etymologists say this is unconnected with the root of M.Du.
kiel "ship," O.E.
ceol "ship's prow," O.H.G.
kiel, Ger.
Kiel "ship," but the two words have influenced each other. This other word is said to be from P.Gmc.
*keula, from PIE
*geul- "rounded vessel."
Keel still is used locally in England and U.S. for "flat-bottomed boat," especially on the Tyne. To
keel over (1876) is from the nautical image of a ship turning keep-up.
Keelhaul is 17c. from Du.
kielhalen "to haul under the keel," an old punishment. The verb is 1838, Amer.Eng., from the noun.
2. From Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr, itself from Proto-Germanic *keluz, of uncertain origin. Displaced Old English ċēol from a related root. Distantly related to kile.
Verbs referencing "keel"
Scots Gaelic
cìl.
Sample Sentences
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He keeled over after having a stroke.