Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to provost
Participle: provosted
Gerund: provosting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | provost |
| you | provost |
| he;she;it | provosts |
| we | provost |
| you | provost |
| they | provost |
Perfect
| I | have provosted |
| you | have provosted |
| he;she;it | has provosted |
| we | have provosted |
| you | have provosted |
| they | have provosted |
Past
| I | provosted |
| you | provosted |
| he;she;it | provosted |
| we | provosted |
| you | provosted |
| they | provosted |
Pluperfect
| I | had provosted |
| you | had provosted |
| he;she;it | had provosted |
| we | had provosted |
| you | had provosted |
| they | had provosted |
Future
| I | will provost |
| you | will provost |
| he;she;it | will provost |
| we | will provost |
| you | will provost |
| they | will provost |
Future Perfect
| I | will have provosted |
| you | will have provosted |
| he;she;it | will have provosted |
| we | will have provosted |
| you | will have provosted |
| they | will have provosted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | provost |
| you | provost |
| he;she;it | provost |
| we | provost |
| you | provost |
| they | provost |
Perfect
| I | have provosted |
| you | have provosted |
| he;she;it | have provosted |
| we | have provosted |
| you | have provosted |
| they | have provosted |
Imperfect
| I | provosted |
| you | provosted |
| he;she;it | provosted |
| we | provosted |
| you | provosted |
| they | provosted |
Pluperfect
| I | had provosted |
| you | had provosted |
| he;she;it | had provosted |
| we | had provosted |
| you | had provosted |
| they | had provosted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would provost |
| you | would provost |
| he;she;it | would provost |
| we | would provost |
| you | would provost |
| they | would provost |
Perfect
| I | would have provosted |
| you | would have provosted |
| he;she;it | would have provosted |
| we | would have provosted |
| you | would have provosted |
| they | would have provosted |
Imperative
| you | provost |
| we | Let's provost |
| you | provost |
Verbs conjugated like 'provost'
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 'provost'
procott,
propose,
protest,
provant,
provoke,
roost,
boost,
cohost,
frost,
froust,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English, from late Old English prōfost, prāfost, from Late Latin prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”). In some senses, via Anglo-Norman provolt; via Anglo-Norman and Old French provost (modern French prévôt). As a Central European ecclesiastical office, via German Propst, Danish provst, etc.
Sample Sentences
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Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.