Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to unbutton
Participle: unbuttoned
Gerund: unbuttoning
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | unbutton |
| you | unbutton |
| he;she;it | unbuttons |
| we | unbutton |
| you | unbutton |
| they | unbutton |
Perfect
| I | have unbuttoned |
| you | have unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | has unbuttoned |
| we | have unbuttoned |
| you | have unbuttoned |
| they | have unbuttoned |
Past
| I | unbuttoned |
| you | unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | unbuttoned |
| we | unbuttoned |
| you | unbuttoned |
| they | unbuttoned |
Pluperfect
| I | had unbuttoned |
| you | had unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | had unbuttoned |
| we | had unbuttoned |
| you | had unbuttoned |
| they | had unbuttoned |
Future
| I | will unbutton |
| you | will unbutton |
| he;she;it | will unbutton |
| we | will unbutton |
| you | will unbutton |
| they | will unbutton |
Future Perfect
| I | will have unbuttoned |
| you | will have unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | will have unbuttoned |
| we | will have unbuttoned |
| you | will have unbuttoned |
| they | will have unbuttoned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | unbutton |
| you | unbutton |
| he;she;it | unbutton |
| we | unbutton |
| you | unbutton |
| they | unbutton |
Perfect
| I | have unbuttoned |
| you | have unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | have unbuttoned |
| we | have unbuttoned |
| you | have unbuttoned |
| they | have unbuttoned |
Imperfect
| I | unbuttoned |
| you | unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | unbuttoned |
| we | unbuttoned |
| you | unbuttoned |
| they | unbuttoned |
Pluperfect
| I | had unbuttoned |
| you | had unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | had unbuttoned |
| we | had unbuttoned |
| you | had unbuttoned |
| they | had unbuttoned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would unbutton |
| you | would unbutton |
| he;she;it | would unbutton |
| we | would unbutton |
| you | would unbutton |
| they | would unbutton |
Perfect
| I | would have unbuttoned |
| you | would have unbuttoned |
| he;she;it | would have unbuttoned |
| we | would have unbuttoned |
| you | would have unbuttoned |
| they | would have unbuttoned |
Imperative
| you | unbutton |
| we | Let's unbutton |
| you | unbutton |
Verbs conjugated like 'unbutton'
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 'unbutton'
button,
rebutton,
glutton,
misbutton,
unbitt,
unbottle,
unburden,
unburn,
unburrow,
unburthen,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English onbottonen, unbotonen; equivalent to un- + button.
Sample Sentences
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Being now too high wound up to bear a delay, he unbutton'd, and drawing out the engine of love-assaults, drove it currently, as at a ready-made breach (Fanny Hill) [1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:]
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"Mr Baxter, I think?" said the latter. He had laid aside his dripping umbrella and was unbuttoning overcoat and coat to reach an inner pocket. [1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:]
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He was so muscled and firm, and the canvas shirt under his jacket unbuttoned easily. [2010, Janet Chapman, Tempt Me If You Can, page 70:]