Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to plumb
Participle: plumbed
Gerund: plumbing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | plumb |
| you | plumb |
| he;she;it | plumbs |
| we | plumb |
| you | plumb |
| they | plumb |
Perfect
| I | have plumbed |
| you | have plumbed |
| he;she;it | has plumbed |
| we | have plumbed |
| you | have plumbed |
| they | have plumbed |
Past
| I | plumbed |
| you | plumbed |
| he;she;it | plumbed |
| we | plumbed |
| you | plumbed |
| they | plumbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had plumbed |
| you | had plumbed |
| he;she;it | had plumbed |
| we | had plumbed |
| you | had plumbed |
| they | had plumbed |
Future
| I | will plumb |
| you | will plumb |
| he;she;it | will plumb |
| we | will plumb |
| you | will plumb |
| they | will plumb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have plumbed |
| you | will have plumbed |
| he;she;it | will have plumbed |
| we | will have plumbed |
| you | will have plumbed |
| they | will have plumbed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | plumb |
| you | plumb |
| he;she;it | plumb |
| we | plumb |
| you | plumb |
| they | plumb |
Perfect
| I | have plumbed |
| you | have plumbed |
| he;she;it | have plumbed |
| we | have plumbed |
| you | have plumbed |
| they | have plumbed |
Imperfect
| I | plumbed |
| you | plumbed |
| he;she;it | plumbed |
| we | plumbed |
| you | plumbed |
| they | plumbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had plumbed |
| you | had plumbed |
| he;she;it | had plumbed |
| we | had plumbed |
| you | had plumbed |
| they | had plumbed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would plumb |
| you | would plumb |
| he;she;it | would plumb |
| we | would plumb |
| you | would plumb |
| they | would plumb |
Perfect
| I | would have plumbed |
| you | would have plumbed |
| he;she;it | would have plumbed |
| we | would have plumbed |
| you | would have plumbed |
| they | would have plumbed |
Imperative
| you | plumb |
| we | Let's plumb |
| you | plumb |
Verbs conjugated like 'plumb'
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 'plumb'
plum,
plume,
plump,
alum,
blub,
blurb,
climb,
club,
clump,
crumb,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, "lead hung on a string to show the vertical line," from O.Fr. *plombe, plomme "sounding lead," from L.L. *plumba, originally pl. of L. plumbum "lead," the metal, of unknown origin, related to Gk. molybdos "lead" (dial. bolimos), probably from an extinct Mediterranean language, perhaps Iberian. The verb is first recorded c.1380, with sense "to immerse;" meaning "take soundings with a plumb" is first recorded 1568; fig. sense of "to get to the bottom of" is from 1599. Plumb-bob is from 1835. Adj. sense of "perpendicular, vertical" is from c.1460; the notion of "exact measurement" led to extended sense of "completely, downright" (1748), sometimes spelled plump or plunk.
2. From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.
Sample Sentences
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The kitchen sink is now plumbed in / up.
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to plumb the depths of
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Delving to the core of her heart, his blue-green eyes plumbed her psyche, stripping it of all defenses, all resolve. [2011, Catherine Lanigan, The Texan:]
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The pressure had been on City, on Guardiola, to deliver the trophy that Sheikh Mansour has craved since his takeover in 2008 but it was an occasion when the manager found a new way to lose, to plumb fresh depths of frustration. [2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian:]