Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to plummet
Participle: plummeted
Gerund: plummeting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | plummet |
| you | plummet |
| he;she;it | plummets |
| we | plummet |
| you | plummet |
| they | plummet |
Perfect
| I | have plummeted |
| you | have plummeted |
| he;she;it | has plummeted |
| we | have plummeted |
| you | have plummeted |
| they | have plummeted |
Past
| I | plummeted |
| you | plummeted |
| he;she;it | plummeted |
| we | plummeted |
| you | plummeted |
| they | plummeted |
Pluperfect
| I | had plummeted |
| you | had plummeted |
| he;she;it | had plummeted |
| we | had plummeted |
| you | had plummeted |
| they | had plummeted |
Future
| I | will plummet |
| you | will plummet |
| he;she;it | will plummet |
| we | will plummet |
| you | will plummet |
| they | will plummet |
Future Perfect
| I | will have plummeted |
| you | will have plummeted |
| he;she;it | will have plummeted |
| we | will have plummeted |
| you | will have plummeted |
| they | will have plummeted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | plummet |
| you | plummet |
| he;she;it | plummet |
| we | plummet |
| you | plummet |
| they | plummet |
Perfect
| I | have plummeted |
| you | have plummeted |
| he;she;it | have plummeted |
| we | have plummeted |
| you | have plummeted |
| they | have plummeted |
Imperfect
| I | plummeted |
| you | plummeted |
| he;she;it | plummeted |
| we | plummeted |
| you | plummeted |
| they | plummeted |
Pluperfect
| I | had plummeted |
| you | had plummeted |
| he;she;it | had plummeted |
| we | had plummeted |
| you | had plummeted |
| they | had plummeted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would plummet |
| you | would plummet |
| he;she;it | would plummet |
| we | would plummet |
| you | would plummet |
| they | would plummet |
Perfect
| I | would have plummeted |
| you | would have plummeted |
| he;she;it | would have plummeted |
| we | would have plummeted |
| you | would have plummeted |
| they | would have plummeted |
Imperative
| you | plummet |
| we | Let's plummet |
| you | plummet |
Verbs conjugated like 'plummet'
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 'plummet'
plume,
plumpen,
pummel,
clumper,
clumse,
flummox,
glimmer,
grommet,
hummel,
lumber,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1382, "ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line," from O.Fr. plomet, dim. of plom "sounding lead" (see plumb). The verb is first recorded 1626, originally "to fathom, take soundings," from the noun. Meaning "to fall rapidly" first recorded 1939.
2. From Middle English plommet (“ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line”), recorded since 1382, from Old French plommet or plomet, the diminutive of plom, plum (“lead, sounding lead”), from Latin plumbum (“lead”). The verb is first recorded in 1626, originally meaning “to fathom, take soundings", from the noun.
Sample Sentences
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After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
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The switchback road to Diabaig - pronounced 'Jer-vague' - passes through some of the most exhilarating scenery in Scotland. […] With a final swoop, the road plummets down into Diabaig, where cottages are dotted across the slopes of a rocky semi-circle. [1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 151:]
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Some speculated Twitter’s stock would plummet, while another said the company would not have to be owned by “a moron,” using an expletive to refer to Mr. Musk. [2022 October 4, Kate Conger, Lauren Hirsch, “Elon Musk Suggests Buying Twitter at His Original Price”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
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Passenger numbers had been rising sharply. But the replacement of the services by buses, which take far longer because of the number of stations in out-of-the-way villages on the route, will ensure they plummet again. [2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “No Marston Vale line trains... and no one in charge seems to 'give a damn'”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:]