Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to taper
Participle: tapered
Gerund: tapering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | taper |
| you | taper |
| he;she;it | tapers |
| we | taper |
| you | taper |
| they | taper |
Perfect
| I | have tapered |
| you | have tapered |
| he;she;it | has tapered |
| we | have tapered |
| you | have tapered |
| they | have tapered |
Past
| I | tapered |
| you | tapered |
| he;she;it | tapered |
| we | tapered |
| you | tapered |
| they | tapered |
Pluperfect
| I | had tapered |
| you | had tapered |
| he;she;it | had tapered |
| we | had tapered |
| you | had tapered |
| they | had tapered |
Future
| I | will taper |
| you | will taper |
| he;she;it | will taper |
| we | will taper |
| you | will taper |
| they | will taper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tapered |
| you | will have tapered |
| he;she;it | will have tapered |
| we | will have tapered |
| you | will have tapered |
| they | will have tapered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | taper |
| you | taper |
| he;she;it | taper |
| we | taper |
| you | taper |
| they | taper |
Perfect
| I | have tapered |
| you | have tapered |
| he;she;it | have tapered |
| we | have tapered |
| you | have tapered |
| they | have tapered |
Imperfect
| I | tapered |
| you | tapered |
| he;she;it | tapered |
| we | tapered |
| you | tapered |
| they | tapered |
Pluperfect
| I | had tapered |
| you | had tapered |
| he;she;it | had tapered |
| we | had tapered |
| you | had tapered |
| they | had tapered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would taper |
| you | would taper |
| he;she;it | would taper |
| we | would taper |
| you | would taper |
| they | would taper |
Perfect
| I | would have tapered |
| you | would have tapered |
| he;she;it | would have tapered |
| we | would have tapered |
| you | would have tapered |
| they | would have tapered |
Imperative
| you | taper |
| we | Let's taper |
| you | taper |
Verbs conjugated like 'taper'
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 'taper'
caper,
paper,
taber,
tamper,
tape,
taser,
ape,
aver,
cape,
cater,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
tapur, taper "candle," not found outside Eng., possibly a dissimilated borrowing from L.
papyrus (see papyrus), which was used in M.L. and some Romance languages for "wick of a candle" (e.g. It.
papijo "wick"), since these often were made from the pith of papyrus. Cf. also Ger.
kerze "candle," from O.H.G.
charza, from L.
charta, from Gk.
khartes "papyrus, roll made from papyrus, wick made from pith of papyrus." The verb meaning "to shoot up like a flame or spire" is attested from 1589; sense of "gradually decrease in size, force, etc." first recorded 1610.
2. From Middle English taper, from Old English tapor (“taper, candle, wick of a lamp”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin papyrus (“papyrus", used in Mediaeval times to mean "wick of a candle”); If so, it is a doublet of papyrus; but compare Old French taper (“taper, slender candle or light”). Alternatively, of Celtic origin related to Irish tapar (“taper”), Welsh tampr (“a taper, torch”); further compare Sanskrit तपती (tápati, “(it) warms, gives out heat, is hot; (it) heats”). More at tepid. First attested before the 12th c.
Verbs referencing "taper"
Swedish
tapera.
Sample Sentences
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Though true cylinders without — within, the villainous green goggling glasses deceitfully tapered downwards to a cheating bottom. [1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 3”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:]
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Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents. But unlike many other supertall towers that are tiered or taper toward the top, 432 Park is rectangular, making it less aerodynamic. [2025 October 19, “A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:]
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Current major clinical practice guidelines provide little support for clinicians wishing to help patients discontinue or taper antidepressants in terms of mitigating and managing withdrawal symptoms. [2022 November 2, Anders Sørensen, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Klaus Munkholm, “Clinical practice guideline recommendations on tapering and discontinuing antidepressants for depression: a systematic review”, in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, volume 12, →DOI:]