Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cabal
Participle: caballed
Gerund: caballing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cabal |
| you | cabal |
| he;she;it | cabals |
| we | cabal |
| you | cabal |
| they | cabal |
Perfect
| I | have caballed |
| you | have caballed |
| he;she;it | has caballed |
| we | have caballed |
| you | have caballed |
| they | have caballed |
Past
| I | caballed |
| you | caballed |
| he;she;it | caballed |
| we | caballed |
| you | caballed |
| they | caballed |
Pluperfect
| I | had caballed |
| you | had caballed |
| he;she;it | had caballed |
| we | had caballed |
| you | had caballed |
| they | had caballed |
Future
| I | will cabal |
| you | will cabal |
| he;she;it | will cabal |
| we | will cabal |
| you | will cabal |
| they | will cabal |
Future Perfect
| I | will have caballed |
| you | will have caballed |
| he;she;it | will have caballed |
| we | will have caballed |
| you | will have caballed |
| they | will have caballed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cabal |
| you | cabal |
| he;she;it | cabal |
| we | cabal |
| you | cabal |
| they | cabal |
Perfect
| I | have caballed |
| you | have caballed |
| he;she;it | have caballed |
| we | have caballed |
| you | have caballed |
| they | have caballed |
Imperfect
| I | caballed |
| you | caballed |
| he;she;it | caballed |
| we | caballed |
| you | caballed |
| they | caballed |
Pluperfect
| I | had caballed |
| you | had caballed |
| he;she;it | had caballed |
| we | had caballed |
| you | had caballed |
| they | had caballed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cabal |
| you | would cabal |
| he;she;it | would cabal |
| we | would cabal |
| you | would cabal |
| they | would cabal |
Perfect
| I | would have caballed |
| you | would have caballed |
| he;she;it | would have caballed |
| we | would have caballed |
| you | would have caballed |
| they | would have caballed |
Imperative
| you | cabal |
| we | Let's cabal |
| you | cabal |
Verbs conjugated like 'cabal'
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 'cabal'
canal,
cab,
cabin,
cable,
cabob,
call,
carl,
carol,
cavil,
coal,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, which in turn is derived from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge). Doublet of Kabbalah, as well as, more distantly, ghibli.
Sample Sentences
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[W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection from us, that the greater Part of our Society has already deſerted to them, […] [1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section I. The Introduction.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, page 45:]
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[…] I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained. [1840, George Payne Rainsford James, The King’s Highway, volume I, pages 68–69:]
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But the Subalterns' and Captains' ladies (the Major is unmarried) cabal against her a good deal. They say that Glorvina gives herself airs and that Peggy herself is intolerably domineering. [1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:]