Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to macadam
Participle: macadamed; macadammed
Gerund: macadaming; macadamming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | macadam |
| you | macadam |
| he;she;it | macadams |
| we | macadam |
| you | macadam |
| they | macadam |
Perfect
| I | have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | have macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | has macadamed; macadammed |
| we | have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | have macadamed; macadammed |
| they | have macadamed; macadammed |
Past
| I | macadamed; macadammed |
| you | macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | macadamed; macadammed |
| we | macadamed; macadammed |
| you | macadamed; macadammed |
| they | macadamed; macadammed |
Pluperfect
| I | had macadamed; macadammed |
| you | had macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | had macadamed; macadammed |
| we | had macadamed; macadammed |
| you | had macadamed; macadammed |
| they | had macadamed; macadammed |
Future
| I | will macadam |
| you | will macadam |
| he;she;it | will macadam |
| we | will macadam |
| you | will macadam |
| they | will macadam |
Future Perfect
| I | will have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | will have macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | will have macadamed; macadammed |
| we | will have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | will have macadamed; macadammed |
| they | will have macadamed; macadammed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | macadam |
| you | macadam |
| he;she;it | macadam |
| we | macadam |
| you | macadam |
| they | macadam |
Perfect
| I | have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | have macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | have macadamed; macadammed |
| we | have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | have macadamed; macadammed |
| they | have macadamed; macadammed |
Imperfect
| I | macadamed; macadammed |
| you | macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | macadamed; macadammed |
| we | macadamed; macadammed |
| you | macadamed; macadammed |
| they | macadamed; macadammed |
Pluperfect
| I | had macadamed; macadammed |
| you | had macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | had macadamed; macadammed |
| we | had macadamed; macadammed |
| you | had macadamed; macadammed |
| they | had macadamed; macadammed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would macadam |
| you | would macadam |
| he;she;it | would macadam |
| we | would macadam |
| you | would macadam |
| they | would macadam |
Perfect
| I | would have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | would have macadamed; macadammed |
| he;she;it | would have macadamed; macadammed |
| we | would have macadamed; macadammed |
| you | would have macadamed; macadammed |
| they | would have macadamed; macadammed |
Imperative
| you | macadam |
| we | Let's macadam |
| you | macadam |
Verbs conjugated like 'macadam'
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 'macadam'
madam,
bemadam,
macadamise,
macadamize,
maladapt,
mascara,
salaam,
tarmacadam,
acclaim,
adaw,
Synonyms & Antonyms
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
Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.
Sample Sentences