Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bat the breeze
Participle: batted the breeze
Gerund: batting the breeze
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bat the breeze |
| you | bat the breeze |
| he;she;it | bats the breeze |
| we | bat the breeze |
| you | bat the breeze |
| they | bat the breeze |
Perfect
| I | have batted the breeze |
| you | have batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | has batted the breeze |
| we | have batted the breeze |
| you | have batted the breeze |
| they | have batted the breeze |
Past
| I | batted the breeze |
| you | batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | batted the breeze |
| we | batted the breeze |
| you | batted the breeze |
| they | batted the breeze |
Pluperfect
| I | had batted the breeze |
| you | had batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | had batted the breeze |
| we | had batted the breeze |
| you | had batted the breeze |
| they | had batted the breeze |
Future
| I | will bat the breeze |
| you | will bat the breeze |
| he;she;it | will bat the breeze |
| we | will bat the breeze |
| you | will bat the breeze |
| they | will bat the breeze |
Future Perfect
| I | will have batted the breeze |
| you | will have batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | will have batted the breeze |
| we | will have batted the breeze |
| you | will have batted the breeze |
| they | will have batted the breeze |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bat the breeze |
| you | bat the breeze |
| he;she;it | bat the breeze |
| we | bat the breeze |
| you | bat the breeze |
| they | bat the breeze |
Perfect
| I | have batted the breeze |
| you | have batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | have batted the breeze |
| we | have batted the breeze |
| you | have batted the breeze |
| they | have batted the breeze |
Imperfect
| I | batted the breeze |
| you | batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | batted the breeze |
| we | batted the breeze |
| you | batted the breeze |
| they | batted the breeze |
Pluperfect
| I | had batted the breeze |
| you | had batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | had batted the breeze |
| we | had batted the breeze |
| you | had batted the breeze |
| they | had batted the breeze |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bat the breeze |
| you | would bat the breeze |
| he;she;it | would bat the breeze |
| we | would bat the breeze |
| you | would bat the breeze |
| they | would bat the breeze |
Perfect
| I | would have batted the breeze |
| you | would have batted the breeze |
| he;she;it | would have batted the breeze |
| we | would have batted the breeze |
| you | would have batted the breeze |
| they | would have batted the breeze |
Imperative
| you | bat the breeze |
| we | Let's bat the breeze |
| you | bat the breeze |
Verbs conjugated like 'bat'
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 'bat'
baa,
bab,
bad,
bag,
bait,
bam,
ban,
bap,
bar,
bate,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. "to move the eyelids," 1847, Amer.Eng., from earlier sense of "flutter as a hawk" (1615), a variant of bate (2) on the notion of fluttering wings.
2. From Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), from Old French batre (“to beat”), from Late Latin battere, from Latin battuere, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Germanic or Celtic origin. In modern English reinterpreted as a verbal derivative of Etymology 2. Compare batter, battery. See: Middle English '
baten', Old French '
batre', Latin '
battuo'.
Sample Sentences
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He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.
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We batted a few ideas around.
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The cat batted at the toy.