Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to melt
Participle: melted
Gerund: melting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | melt |
| you | melt |
| he;she;it | melts |
| we | melt |
| you | melt |
| they | melt |
Perfect
| I | have melted; molten |
| you | have melted; molten |
| he;she;it | has melted; molten |
| we | have melted; molten |
| you | have melted; molten |
| they | have melted; molten |
Past
| I | melted |
| you | melted |
| he;she;it | melted |
| we | melted |
| you | melted |
| they | melted |
Pluperfect
| I | had melted; molten |
| you | had melted; molten |
| he;she;it | had melted; molten |
| we | had melted; molten |
| you | had melted; molten |
| they | had melted; molten |
Future
| I | will melt |
| you | will melt |
| he;she;it | will melt |
| we | will melt |
| you | will melt |
| they | will melt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have melted; molten |
| you | will have melted; molten |
| he;she;it | will have melted; molten |
| we | will have melted; molten |
| you | will have melted; molten |
| they | will have melted; molten |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | melt |
| you | melt |
| he;she;it | melt |
| we | melt |
| you | melt |
| they | melt |
Perfect
| I | have melted; molten |
| you | have melted; molten |
| he;she;it | have melted; molten |
| we | have melted; molten |
| you | have melted; molten |
| they | have melted; molten |
Imperfect
| I | melted |
| you | melted |
| he;she;it | melted |
| we | melted |
| you | melted |
| they | melted |
Pluperfect
| I | had melted; molten |
| you | had melted; molten |
| he;she;it | had melted; molten |
| we | had melted; molten |
| you | had melted; molten |
| they | had melted; molten |
Conditional
Present
| I | would melt |
| you | would melt |
| he;she;it | would melt |
| we | would melt |
| you | would melt |
| they | would melt |
Perfect
| I | would have melted; molten |
| you | would have melted; molten |
| he;she;it | would have melted; molten |
| we | would have melted; molten |
| you | would have melted; molten |
| they | would have melted; molten |
Imperative
| you | melt |
| we | Let's melt |
| you | melt |
Verbs conjugated like 'melt'
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 'melt'
belt,
elt,
felt,
gelt,
malt,
meat,
meet,
meld,
mele,
mell,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- change from solid to liquid
- found#Etymology 3|found, thaw
- liquefy
- dissolve, thaw, deliquesce, fuse
- decrease
- dwindle, fade, vanish, pass
- relent
- mollify, relax, soften, gentle, sweeten
Antonyms
- decrease
- augment, increase, amplify, enlarge
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
meltan "become liquid" (class III strong verb; past tense
mealt, pp.
molten), from P.Gmc.
*meltanan; fused with O.E.
gemæltan (Anglian),
gemyltan (W.Saxon) "make liquid," from P.Gmc.
*gamaltijanan (cf. O.N.
melta "to digest"), both from PIE
*meld- "softness" (cf. Gk.
meldein "to melt," L.
mollis "soft, mild").
Meltdown is from 1965 in reference to a nuclear reactor; metaphoric extension since early 1980s.
2. From Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both meaning “to melt, digest,” from Proto-West Germanic *meltan and *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną and *maltijaną, both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“melt”). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”). See: Middle English '
melten', Old English '
meltan', Proto-Germanic '
*meltaną', Icelandic '
melta'.
Verbs referencing "melt"
English
smelt, Old Saxon
smeltan, Low Saxon smölten.
Sample Sentences
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[...] thither, with an undulating and cloud-like tread, singing to herself as she moved as in a happy dream. Her father and female guardian were incessantly busy in pursuit of her,—but, when caught, she melted from them again like a summer cloud; and as no word of chiding or reproof ever fell on her ear for whatever she chose to do, she pursued her own way all over the boat. Always dressed in white, she [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Gradually the words seemed to melt and fade, as in a divine music; the child raised her deep eyes, and fixed them lovingly on him, and rays of warmth and comfort seemed to go from them to his heart; and, as if wafted on the music, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)