minimise – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of minimise

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to minimise
Participle: minimised
Gerund: minimising

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iminimise
youminimise
he;she;itminimises
weminimise
youminimise
theyminimise

Perfect

Ihave minimised
youhave minimised
he;she;ithas minimised
wehave minimised
youhave minimised
theyhave minimised

Past

Iminimised
youminimised
he;she;itminimised
weminimised
youminimised
theyminimised

Pluperfect

Ihad minimised
youhad minimised
he;she;ithad minimised
wehad minimised
youhad minimised
theyhad minimised

Future

Iwill minimise
youwill minimise
he;she;itwill minimise
wewill minimise
youwill minimise
theywill minimise

Future Perfect

Iwill have minimised
youwill have minimised
he;she;itwill have minimised
wewill have minimised
youwill have minimised
theywill have minimised

Subjunctive

Present

Iminimise
youminimise
he;she;itminimise
weminimise
youminimise
theyminimise

Perfect

Ihave minimised
youhave minimised
he;she;ithave minimised
wehave minimised
youhave minimised
theyhave minimised

Imperfect

Iminimised
youminimised
he;she;itminimised
weminimised
youminimised
theyminimised

Pluperfect

Ihad minimised
youhad minimised
he;she;ithad minimised
wehad minimised
youhad minimised
theyhad minimised

Conditional

Present

Iwould minimise
youwould minimise
he;she;itwould minimise
wewould minimise
youwould minimise
theywould minimise

Perfect

Iwould have minimised
youwould have minimised
he;she;itwould have minimised
wewould have minimised
youwould have minimised
theywould have minimised

Imperative

youminimise
weLet's minimise
youminimise

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam minimising
youare minimising
he;she;itis minimising
weare minimising
youare minimising
theyare minimising

Perfect

Ihave been minimising
youhave been minimising
he;she;ithas been minimising
wehave been minimising
youhave been minimising
theyhave been minimising

Past

Iwas minimising
youwere minimising
he;she;itwas minimising
wewere minimising
youwere minimising
theywere minimising

Pluperfect

Ihad been minimising
youhad been minimising
he;she;ithad been minimising
wehad been minimising
youhad been minimising
theyhad been minimising

Future

Iwill be minimising
youwill be minimising
he;she;itwill be minimising
wewill be minimising
youwill be minimising
theywill be minimising

Future Perfect

Iwill have been minimising
youwill have been minimising
he;she;itwill have been minimising
wewill have been minimising
youwill have been minimising
theywill have been minimising

Conditional

Present

Iwould be minimising
youwould be minimising
he;she;itwould be minimising
wewould be minimising
youwould be minimising
theywould be minimising

Perfect

Iwould have been minimising
youwould have been minimising
he;she;itwould have been minimising
wewould have been minimising
youwould have been minimising
theywould have been minimising

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences

  • A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks. [1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185:]
  • Other requirements in similar vein are to minimise and mitigate the effects of airport expansion on existing surface access and to take all reasonable steps to minimise such effects during construction and operation. [2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 71:]
  • The project was attractive because of the ability to maximise the use of existing and decommissioned railways, minimise land take, and decrease the amount of disruption during the project. With London land prices rocketing, there was also a significant financial incentive. [2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, pages 48–49:]