batten – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to batten upon sb
Participle: battened upon sb
Gerund: battening upon sb

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	batten upon sb
you	batten upon sb
he;she;it	battens upon sb
we	batten upon sb
you	batten upon sb
they	batten upon sb

Perfect

I	have battened upon sb
you	have battened upon sb
he;she;it	has battened upon sb
we	have battened upon sb
you	have battened upon sb
they	have battened upon sb

Past

I	battened upon sb
you	battened upon sb
he;she;it	battened upon sb
we	battened upon sb
you	battened upon sb
they	battened upon sb

Pluperfect

I	had battened upon sb
you	had battened upon sb
he;she;it	had battened upon sb
we	had battened upon sb
you	had battened upon sb
they	had battened upon sb

Future

I	will batten upon sb
you	will batten upon sb
he;she;it	will batten upon sb
we	will batten upon sb
you	will batten upon sb
they	will batten upon sb

Future Perfect

I	will have battened upon sb
you	will have battened upon sb
he;she;it	will have battened upon sb
we	will have battened upon sb
you	will have battened upon sb
they	will have battened upon sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	batten upon sb
you	batten upon sb
he;she;it	batten upon sb
we	batten upon sb
you	batten upon sb
they	batten upon sb

Perfect

I	have battened upon sb
you	have battened upon sb
he;she;it	have battened upon sb
we	have battened upon sb
you	have battened upon sb
they	have battened upon sb

Imperfect

I	battened upon sb
you	battened upon sb
he;she;it	battened upon sb
we	battened upon sb
you	battened upon sb
they	battened upon sb

Pluperfect

I	had battened upon sb
you	had battened upon sb
he;she;it	had battened upon sb
we	had battened upon sb
you	had battened upon sb
they	had battened upon sb

Conditional

Present

I	would batten upon sb
you	would batten upon sb
he;she;it	would batten upon sb
we	would batten upon sb
you	would batten upon sb
they	would batten upon sb

Perfect

I	would have battened upon sb
you	would have battened upon sb
he;she;it	would have battened upon sb
we	would have battened upon sb
you	would have battened upon sb
they	would have battened upon sb

Imperative

you	batten upon sb
we	Let's batten upon sb
you	batten upon sb

Indicative

Present

I	am battening upon sb
you	are battening upon sb
he;she;it	is battening upon sb
we	are battening upon sb
you	are battening upon sb
they	are battening upon sb

Perfect

I	have been battening upon sb
you	have been battening upon sb
he;she;it	has been battening upon sb
we	have been battening upon sb
you	have been battening upon sb
they	have been battening upon sb

Past

I	was battening upon sb
you	were battening upon sb
he;she;it	was battening upon sb
we	were battening upon sb
you	were battening upon sb
they	were battening upon sb

Pluperfect

I	had been battening upon sb
you	had been battening upon sb
he;she;it	had been battening upon sb
we	had been battening upon sb
you	had been battening upon sb
they	had been battening upon sb

Future

I	will be battening upon sb
you	will be battening upon sb
he;she;it	will be battening upon sb
we	will be battening upon sb
you	will be battening upon sb
they	will be battening upon sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been battening upon sb
you	will have been battening upon sb
he;she;it	will have been battening upon sb
we	will have been battening upon sb
you	will have been battening upon sb
they	will have been battening upon sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be battening upon sb
you	would be battening upon sb
he;she;it	would be battening upon sb
we	would be battening upon sb
you	would be battening upon sb
they	would be battening upon sb

Perfect

I	would have been battening upon sb
you	would have been battening upon sb
he;she;it	would have been battening upon sb
we	would have been battening upon sb
you	would have been battening upon sb
they	would have been battening upon sb

Verbs conjugated like 'batten'

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 'batten'

battel, batter, fatten, patten, ratten, atren, attend, atter, badden, balden,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to make better: ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, improve, meliorate
fasten: secure, tie

Antonyms

fasten: unfasten, loosen, loose, release

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ down (something), ~ (something) down, ~ on somebody, ~ upon somebody,

Etymology

1. The verb is derived from Middle English *battenen, *batnen, of North Germanic origin, probably from Old Norse batna (“to grow better, improve, recover”), from Proto-Germanic *batnaną (“to become better, improve”) (compare Old Norse bati (“advantage, improvement”), from Proto-Germanic *batô (“improvement, recovery”)), from *bataz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”). Compare battle (“(adjective) improving; fattening, nutritious; fertile, fruitful; (verb) to feed or nourish; to render (land, etc.) fertile or fruitful”) (obsolete).
2. The adjective is probably derived from the verb.
3. Cognates
4. * Dutch baten (“to avail, benefit, profit”)
5. * Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gabatnan, “to benefit, profit”)
6. * Icelandic batna (“to improve, recover”)
7. * Old English batian (“to get better, recover”) See: Proto-Germanic '*batnaną', Dutch 'baten', Icelandic 'batna', Old English 'batian'.

Verbs referencing "batten"

German, old spelling batten.

Sample Sentences

[...] out of the pulpit, and pointing downward with his right hand: ‘From below ! ’ — starting back again, and looking at the sailors before him: ‘From below, my brethren. From under the hatches of sin, battened down above you by the evil one. That 's where you came from ! ’ — a walk up and down the pulpit: ‘and where are you going’—stopping abruptly: ‘where are you going ? Aloft ! ’ — very softly, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)

batten – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of batten

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'batten'

Verbs similar to 'batten'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "batten"

Sample Sentences