petition – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of petition

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to petition
Participle: petitioned
Gerund: petitioning

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipetition
youpetition
he;she;itpetitions
wepetition
youpetition
theypetition

Perfect

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

Past

Ipetitioned
youpetitioned
he;she;itpetitioned
wepetitioned
youpetitioned
theypetitioned

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ipetition
youpetition
he;she;itpetition
wepetition
youpetition
theypetition

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ipetitioned
youpetitioned
he;she;itpetitioned
wepetitioned
youpetitioned
theypetitioned

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpetition
weLet's petition
youpetition

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'petition'

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)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ask
appeal, request, beg, entreat, pray, solicit, sue, supplicate

Antonyms

ask
refuse, reject, deny, decline

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1330, "a supplication or prayer, especially to a deity," from O.Fr. peticiun (12c.), from L. petitionem (nom. petitio) "a request, solicitation," noun of action from petere "to require, seek, go forward," also "to rush at, attack," ult. from PIE base *pet- "to fly" (cf. Skt. patram "wing, feather, leaf," patara- "flying, fleeting;" Hittite pittar "wing;" Gk. piptein "to fall," potamos "rushing water," pteryx "wing;" O.E. feðer "feather;" L. penna "feather, wing;" O.C.S. pero "feather;" O.Welsh eterin "bird"). Meaning "formal written request to a superior (earthly)" is attested from 1414. The verb is 1607, from the noun.
2. From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”). See: Latin 'petitio'.

Verbs referencing "petition"

Spanish pedir, Italian petire.

Sample Sentences

  • In Tom's external situation, at this time, there was, as the world says, nothing to complain of Little Eva's fancy for him—the instinctive gratitude and loveliness of a noble nature—had led her to petition her father that he might be her especial attendant, whenever she needed the escort of a servant, in her walks or rides; and Tom had general orders to let everything else go, and attend to Miss Eva [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)