Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to shock
Participle: shocked
Gerund: shocking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | shock |
| you | shock |
| he;she;it | shocks |
| we | shock |
| you | shock |
| they | shock |
Perfect
| I | have shocked |
| you | have shocked |
| he;she;it | has shocked |
| we | have shocked |
| you | have shocked |
| they | have shocked |
Past
| I | shocked |
| you | shocked |
| he;she;it | shocked |
| we | shocked |
| you | shocked |
| they | shocked |
Pluperfect
| I | had shocked |
| you | had shocked |
| he;she;it | had shocked |
| we | had shocked |
| you | had shocked |
| they | had shocked |
Future
| I | will shock |
| you | will shock |
| he;she;it | will shock |
| we | will shock |
| you | will shock |
| they | will shock |
Future Perfect
| I | will have shocked |
| you | will have shocked |
| he;she;it | will have shocked |
| we | will have shocked |
| you | will have shocked |
| they | will have shocked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | shock |
| you | shock |
| he;she;it | shock |
| we | shock |
| you | shock |
| they | shock |
Perfect
| I | have shocked |
| you | have shocked |
| he;she;it | have shocked |
| we | have shocked |
| you | have shocked |
| they | have shocked |
Imperfect
| I | shocked |
| you | shocked |
| he;she;it | shocked |
| we | shocked |
| you | shocked |
| they | shocked |
Pluperfect
| I | had shocked |
| you | had shocked |
| he;she;it | had shocked |
| we | had shocked |
| you | had shocked |
| they | had shocked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would shock |
| you | would shock |
| he;she;it | would shock |
| we | would shock |
| you | would shock |
| they | would shock |
Perfect
| I | would have shocked |
| you | would have shocked |
| he;she;it | would have shocked |
| we | would have shocked |
| you | would have shocked |
| they | would have shocked |
Imperative
| you | shock |
| we | Let's shock |
| you | shock |
Verbs conjugated like 'shock'
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 'shock'
chock,
hock,
shack,
shook,
shuck,
slock,
smock,
sock,
stock,
thock,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt, shake, jerk”) or Middle French choquer (“to collide with, clash”), from Old Dutch *skokkan (“to shake up and down, shog”), from Proto-Germanic *skukkaną (“to move, shake, tremble”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skakaną (“to shake, stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”); see shake.
2. Cognate with Middle Low German schocken (“collide with, deliver a blow to, move back and forth”), Old High German scoc (“a jolt, swing”), Middle High German schocken (“to swing”) (German schaukeln), Old Norse skykkr (“vibration, surging motion”), Icelandic skykkjun (“tremulously”), Middle English schiggen (“to shake”). Doublet of shog. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skakaną', Middle High German '
schocken', German, old spelling '
schaukeln'.
Verbs referencing "shock"
Spanish
chocar, Italian
scioccare, Dutch
schokken, French
choquer, Ido shokar, German, old spelling
schocken, Maltese
xxokkja.
Sample Sentences
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The terrible crowd with which these halls and galleries were filled, so shocked me, that I abridged my stay within the shortest limits, and declined to see that portion of the building in which the refractory and violent were under closer restraint. I have no doubt that the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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To those who are happily unaccustomed to them, the countenances in the streets and labouring-places, too, are shocking. All men who know that there are laws against instructing slaves, of which the pains and penalties greatly exceed in their amount the fines imposed on those who maim and torture them, must be [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The trader was not shocked nor amazed; because, as we said before, he was used to a great many things that you are not used to. Even the awful presence of Death struck no solemn chill upon him. He had seen Death many [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] foul, obscure den, some horrible _Tartarus “ informis, ingens, cui lumen ademptum.”_ But no, innocent friend; in these days men have learned the art of sinning expertly and genteelly, so as not to shock the eyes and senses of respectable society. Human property is high in the market; and is, therefore, well fed, well cleaned, tended, and looked after, that it may come to sale sleek, and strong, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Scenes of blood and cruelty are shocking to our ear and heart. What man has nerve to do, man has not nerve to hear. What brother-man and brother-Christian must suffer, cannot be told us, even in our secret chamber, it so harrows the soul ! [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Rather broily. It's okay. Really? Everyone screws up. I 'm obviously very happy to hear that, although I 'm slightly shocked you 'd...
(The Devil Wears Prada 2)