Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sob
Participle: sobbed
Gerund: sobbing
Indicative
Present
| I | sob |
| you | sob |
| he;she;it | sobs |
| we | sob |
| you | sob |
| they | sob |
Perfect
| I | have sobbed |
| you | have sobbed |
| he;she;it | has sobbed |
| we | have sobbed |
| you | have sobbed |
| they | have sobbed |
Past
| I | sobbed |
| you | sobbed |
| he;she;it | sobbed |
| we | sobbed |
| you | sobbed |
| they | sobbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sobbed |
| you | had sobbed |
| he;she;it | had sobbed |
| we | had sobbed |
| you | had sobbed |
| they | had sobbed |
Future
| I | will sob |
| you | will sob |
| he;she;it | will sob |
| we | will sob |
| you | will sob |
| they | will sob |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sobbed |
| you | will have sobbed |
| he;she;it | will have sobbed |
| we | will have sobbed |
| you | will have sobbed |
| they | will have sobbed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sob |
| you | sob |
| he;she;it | sob |
| we | sob |
| you | sob |
| they | sob |
Perfect
| I | have sobbed |
| you | have sobbed |
| he;she;it | have sobbed |
| we | have sobbed |
| you | have sobbed |
| they | have sobbed |
Imperfect
| I | sobbed |
| you | sobbed |
| he;she;it | sobbed |
| we | sobbed |
| you | sobbed |
| they | sobbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sobbed |
| you | had sobbed |
| he;she;it | had sobbed |
| we | had sobbed |
| you | had sobbed |
| they | had sobbed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sob |
| you | would sob |
| he;she;it | would sob |
| we | would sob |
| you | would sob |
| they | would sob |
Perfect
| I | would have sobbed |
| you | would have sobbed |
| he;she;it | would have sobbed |
| we | would have sobbed |
| you | would have sobbed |
| they | would have sobbed |
Imperative
| you | sob |
| we | Let's sob |
| you | sob |
Verbs conjugated like 'sob'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sob'
bob,
cob,
dob,
fob,
gob,
hob,
job,
lob,
mob,
nob,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English sobben, perhaps from Middle Low German sabben (“to drool, slobber, salivate”). Cognate with West Frisian sabje, sobje (“to suck”), Dutch zabben, sabbelen (“to suck”), zabberen (“to drool”), German Low German sabbeln, severn (“to drool”), German sabbern (“to drool, slobber”), Norwegian sabbe (“to spill, drop, make a mess”). Compare also Old English sēofian (“to lament”), German saufen (“to drink, swig”). See: Dutch '
zabben', German, old spelling '
sabbern', German, old spelling '
saufen'.
Sample Sentences
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Eliza started. “ O, missis ! ” she said, raising her eyes; then, bursting into tears, she sat down in a chair, and began sobbing.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O, missis, _do_ you suppose mas’r would sell my Harry ? ” And the poor creature threw herself into a chair, and sobbed convulsively.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] with one hand, holding on convulsively to her mother with the other; and thus she stood for a moment: then she dropped her mother 's hand; put her handkerchief to her eyes; and turning round, clung sobbing to the matron; while her mother departed, with emotions as deep as those of her child.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] feel one bit, don't dey drink and smoke, and take it oncommon easy ? Lor, if the devil don't get them, what's he good for ? ” And Aunt Chloe covered her face with her checked apron, and began to sob in good earnest.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] in their pockets, in search of those pocket-handkerchiefs which mothers know are never to be found there, had thrown themselves disconsolately into the skirts of their mother's gown, where they were sobbing, and wiping their eyes and noses, to their hearts ’ content; — Mrs. Bird had her face fairly hidden in her pocket-handkerchief; and old Dinah, with tears streaming down her black, honest face, was [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] she burst into tears, and said, ‘She tried to be; she uttered no complaint; but it was natural that she should sometimes long to go out of that one cell: she could not help that, ’ she sobbed, poor thing !
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] is new ones. I toed off these yer stockings last night, and put de ball in ’ em to mend with. But Lor ! who'll ever mend for ye ? ” and Aunt Chloe, again overcome, laid her head on the box side, and sobbed. “ To think on ’ t ! no crittur to do for ye, sick or well ! I don't railly think I ought ter be good now ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Tom, ” she said, “ I come to — ” and stopping suddenly, and regarding the silent group, she sat down in the chair, and, covering her face with her handkerchief, began to sob.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ What else could she spect on him ? ” said Aunt Chloe, indignantly, while the two boys, who now seemed to comprehend at once their father's destiny, clung to her gown, sobbing and groaning vehemently.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O, now, don’t—do n't, my boy ! ” said the old man, almost sobbing as he spoke; “ don't feel so ! There is—there is; clouds and darkness are around about him, but righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. There's a _God_, George,—believe it; [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)