Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sidetrack
Participle: sidetracked
Gerund: sidetracking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sidetrack |
| you | sidetrack |
| he;she;it | sidetracks |
| we | sidetrack |
| you | sidetrack |
| they | sidetrack |
Perfect
| I | have sidetracked |
| you | have sidetracked |
| he;she;it | has sidetracked |
| we | have sidetracked |
| you | have sidetracked |
| they | have sidetracked |
Past
| I | sidetracked |
| you | sidetracked |
| he;she;it | sidetracked |
| we | sidetracked |
| you | sidetracked |
| they | sidetracked |
Pluperfect
| I | had sidetracked |
| you | had sidetracked |
| he;she;it | had sidetracked |
| we | had sidetracked |
| you | had sidetracked |
| they | had sidetracked |
Future
| I | will sidetrack |
| you | will sidetrack |
| he;she;it | will sidetrack |
| we | will sidetrack |
| you | will sidetrack |
| they | will sidetrack |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sidetracked |
| you | will have sidetracked |
| he;she;it | will have sidetracked |
| we | will have sidetracked |
| you | will have sidetracked |
| they | will have sidetracked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sidetrack |
| you | sidetrack |
| he;she;it | sidetrack |
| we | sidetrack |
| you | sidetrack |
| they | sidetrack |
Perfect
| I | have sidetracked |
| you | have sidetracked |
| he;she;it | have sidetracked |
| we | have sidetracked |
| you | have sidetracked |
| they | have sidetracked |
Imperfect
| I | sidetracked |
| you | sidetracked |
| he;she;it | sidetracked |
| we | sidetracked |
| you | sidetracked |
| they | sidetracked |
Pluperfect
| I | had sidetracked |
| you | had sidetracked |
| he;she;it | had sidetracked |
| we | had sidetracked |
| you | had sidetracked |
| they | had sidetracked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sidetrack |
| you | would sidetrack |
| he;she;it | would sidetrack |
| we | would sidetrack |
| you | would sidetrack |
| they | would sidetrack |
Perfect
| I | would have sidetracked |
| you | would have sidetracked |
| he;she;it | would have sidetracked |
| we | would have sidetracked |
| you | would have sidetracked |
| they | would have sidetracked |
Imperative
| you | sidetrack |
| we | Let's sidetrack |
| you | sidetrack |
Verbs conjugated like 'sidetrack'
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 'sidetrack'
betrack,
detract,
mistrack,
retrack,
sheetrock,
siderate,
voicetrack,
wisecrack,
backtrack,
betrick,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From side + track.
Sample Sentences
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It was just after 5 p.m.; would the non-stop "Capitals Limited" come up next? It was due in at 5.30 and other trains are often side-tracked in its favour. [1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 46:]
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Two westbound freights were in the vicinity and the operator was kept busy passing them radio messages with the latest information on the late running of the streamliners, to allow the enginemen to keep moving until the last possible minute before they had to sidetrack their trains to let the fast trains overtake. [1961 July, J.Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 423:]
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Sorry I'm late. I got sidetracked helping my friend move some furniture.
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The politician sidetracked the reporter with a story about duck hunting instead of a direct response to the question that was asked.
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I hope you can sidetrack the teacher with questions so we don't have to take the exam.
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The project was sidetracked in favor of a more popular program.
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He has sidetracked this debate for far too long.
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Just to sidetrack a little bit from the subject I will explain my reasoning.
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To sidetrack for a moment, let me commend this team for their outstanding efforts.