pop – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pop
Participle: poped
Gerund: poping

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	pop
we	Let's pop
you	pop

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

show

protrude, leap, dart, jump, rise, appear, materialize

Antonyms

show

hide, obscure, disguise, mystify

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "a hit with an explosive sound," c.1400, of imitative origin. Verb sense of "to cause to make a sudden explosive sound" is attested from 1595; sense of "to appear or put suddenly" (often with up, off, in, etc.) is recorded from 1443, from the noun. Meaning "flavored carbonated beverage" is from 1812.

"A new manufactory of a nectar, between soda-water and ginger-beer, and called pop, because ‘pop goes the cork’ when it is drawn." [Southey, letter, 1812]

Baseball sense of "to hit a ball high in the air" is from 1867. Sense of "ice cream on a stick" is from 1923 (see popsicle). To pop the question is from 1725, specific sense of "propose marriage" is from 1826. Popcorn is first attested 1819. Pop-eyed "having bulging eyes" is recorded from 1820. Pop-gun as a type of child's toy is from 1622. Pop-over "light cake" is from 1876. Pop goes the weasel, a country dance, was popular 1850s at court balls, etc.
2. From Middle English pop, poppe (“a blow; strike; buffet”) (> Middle English poppen (“to strike; thrust”, verb)), of onomatopoeic origin – used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions. The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.

Verbs referencing "pop"

Dutch poepen.

Sample Sentences