Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to solicit
Participle: solicited
Gerund: soliciting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | solicit |
| you | solicit |
| he;she;it | solicits |
| we | solicit |
| you | solicit |
| they | solicit |
Perfect
| I | have solicited |
| you | have solicited |
| he;she;it | has solicited |
| we | have solicited |
| you | have solicited |
| they | have solicited |
Past
| I | solicited |
| you | solicited |
| he;she;it | solicited |
| we | solicited |
| you | solicited |
| they | solicited |
Pluperfect
| I | had solicited |
| you | had solicited |
| he;she;it | had solicited |
| we | had solicited |
| you | had solicited |
| they | had solicited |
Future
| I | will solicit |
| you | will solicit |
| he;she;it | will solicit |
| we | will solicit |
| you | will solicit |
| they | will solicit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have solicited |
| you | will have solicited |
| he;she;it | will have solicited |
| we | will have solicited |
| you | will have solicited |
| they | will have solicited |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | solicit |
| you | solicit |
| he;she;it | solicit |
| we | solicit |
| you | solicit |
| they | solicit |
Perfect
| I | have solicited |
| you | have solicited |
| he;she;it | have solicited |
| we | have solicited |
| you | have solicited |
| they | have solicited |
Imperfect
| I | solicited |
| you | solicited |
| he;she;it | solicited |
| we | solicited |
| you | solicited |
| they | solicited |
Pluperfect
| I | had solicited |
| you | had solicited |
| he;she;it | had solicited |
| we | had solicited |
| you | had solicited |
| they | had solicited |
Conditional
Present
| I | would solicit |
| you | would solicit |
| he;she;it | would solicit |
| we | would solicit |
| you | would solicit |
| they | would solicit |
Perfect
| I | would have solicited |
| you | would have solicited |
| he;she;it | would have solicited |
| we | would have solicited |
| you | would have solicited |
| they | would have solicited |
Imperative
| you | solicit |
| we | Let's solicit |
| you | solicit |
Verbs conjugated like 'solicit'
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 'solicit'
colimit,
elicit,
cohibit,
delimit,
limit,
police,
policy,
select,
shlick,
silicify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to solicit in love
- address, bedear, chase after, court, endear, make love, pitch woo, put the moves on, romance, spark, woo
- to woo|court
- romance, woo
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”). See: Latin '
sollicitō'.
Sample Sentences
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to solicit alms, or a favour
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I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
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Repent old pleasures, and solicit new.
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Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? [1717, Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, →OCLC:]
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American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between. [1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 683:]
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That fruit […] sollicited her longing eye. [1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:]
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Sounds and some tangible qualities fail not to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. [, Book II, Chapter 1]
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If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.
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My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
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Should
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My brother henceforth study to forget
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The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
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Solicit thy deserts. [1628, John Ford, The Lover's Melancholy:]
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1611-1615, George Chapman, Iliad, Book XVI
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Hath any ill solicited thine ears?
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But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. [1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 3:]