snatch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of snatch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to snatch
Participle: snatched
Gerund: snatching

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Isnatch
yousnatch
he;she;itsnatches
wesnatch
yousnatch
theysnatch

Perfect

Ihave snatched
youhave snatched
he;she;ithas snatched
wehave snatched
youhave snatched
theyhave snatched

Past

Isnatched
yousnatched
he;she;itsnatched
wesnatched
yousnatched
theysnatched

Pluperfect

Ihad snatched
youhad snatched
he;she;ithad snatched
wehad snatched
youhad snatched
theyhad snatched

Future

Iwill snatch
youwill snatch
he;she;itwill snatch
wewill snatch
youwill snatch
theywill snatch

Future Perfect

Iwill have snatched
youwill have snatched
he;she;itwill have snatched
wewill have snatched
youwill have snatched
theywill have snatched

Subjunctive

Present

Isnatch
yousnatch
he;she;itsnatch
wesnatch
yousnatch
theysnatch

Perfect

Ihave snatched
youhave snatched
he;she;ithave snatched
wehave snatched
youhave snatched
theyhave snatched

Imperfect

Isnatched
yousnatched
he;she;itsnatched
wesnatched
yousnatched
theysnatched

Pluperfect

Ihad snatched
youhad snatched
he;she;ithad snatched
wehad snatched
youhad snatched
theyhad snatched

Conditional

Present

Iwould snatch
youwould snatch
he;she;itwould snatch
wewould snatch
youwould snatch
theywould snatch

Perfect

Iwould have snatched
youwould have snatched
he;she;itwould have snatched
wewould have snatched
youwould have snatched
theywould have snatched

Imperative

yousnatch
weLet's snatch
yousnatch

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam snatching
youare snatching
he;she;itis snatching
weare snatching
youare snatching
theyare snatching

Perfect

Ihave been snatching
youhave been snatching
he;she;ithas been snatching
wehave been snatching
youhave been snatching
theyhave been snatching

Past

Iwas snatching
youwere snatching
he;she;itwas snatching
wewere snatching
youwere snatching
theywere snatching

Pluperfect

Ihad been snatching
youhad been snatching
he;she;ithad been snatching
wehad been snatching
youhad been snatching
theyhad been snatching

Future

Iwill be snatching
youwill be snatching
he;she;itwill be snatching
wewill be snatching
youwill be snatching
theywill be snatching

Future Perfect

Iwill have been snatching
youwill have been snatching
he;she;itwill have been snatching
wewill have been snatching
youwill have been snatching
theywill have been snatching

Conditional

Present

Iwould be snatching
youwould be snatching
he;she;itwould be snatching
wewould be snatching
youwould be snatching
theywould be snatching

Perfect

Iwould have been snatching
youwould have been snatching
he;she;itwould have been snatching
wewould have been snatching
youwould have been snatching
theywould have been snatching

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'snatch'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'snatch'

smatch, snitch, swatch, batch, catch, clatch, cratch, enarch, fratch, hatch,

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English snacchen, snecchen (“to snap; seize”), from Old English *snæċċan, *sneċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *snakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *snakjaną (“to whiff, sniff, catch wind of; to taste-test, nibble”), related to Proto-Germanic *snakōną (“to breathe, blow, sigh”) and *snakkōną (“to blather, jabber, chatter”).
2. Cognate with Middle Dutch snacken (“to snap [of a dog]”), Norwegian Nynorsk snaka (“to snatch [of animals]”). Related also to Dutch snakken (“to sob, pant, long for”), Low German snacken (“to chatter”), German schnacken (“to chat”), Danish snakke (“to chat”) and Norwegian snakke (“to chat”). Related to snack. See: Norwegian, nynorsk 'snaka', Dutch 'snakken', Low Saxon 'snacken', German, old spelling 'schnacken', Danish 'snakke'.

Verbs referencing "snatch"

English sneck, German, old spelling schnacken.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Topsy, as before; — but we will add, what Miss Ophelia did not see, that, during the time when the good lady's back was turned in the zeal of her manipulations, the young disciple had contrived to snatch a pair of gloves and a ribbon, which she had adroitly slipped into her sleeves, and stood with her hands dutifully folded, as before. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] was burning in his bosom ? The mighty good that seemed approaching seemed too good, too fair, even to be a reality; and he felt a jealous dread, every moment of the day, that something would rise to snatch it from him. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)