Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to canal
Participle: canaled; canalled
Gerund: canaling; canalling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | canal |
| you | canal |
| he;she;it | canals |
| we | canal |
| you | canal |
| they | canal |
Perfect
| I | have canaled; canalled |
| you | have canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | has canaled; canalled |
| we | have canaled; canalled |
| you | have canaled; canalled |
| they | have canaled; canalled |
Past
| I | canaled; canalled |
| you | canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | canaled; canalled |
| we | canaled; canalled |
| you | canaled; canalled |
| they | canaled; canalled |
Pluperfect
| I | had canaled; canalled |
| you | had canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | had canaled; canalled |
| we | had canaled; canalled |
| you | had canaled; canalled |
| they | had canaled; canalled |
Future
| I | will canal |
| you | will canal |
| he;she;it | will canal |
| we | will canal |
| you | will canal |
| they | will canal |
Future Perfect
| I | will have canaled; canalled |
| you | will have canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | will have canaled; canalled |
| we | will have canaled; canalled |
| you | will have canaled; canalled |
| they | will have canaled; canalled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | canal |
| you | canal |
| he;she;it | canal |
| we | canal |
| you | canal |
| they | canal |
Perfect
| I | have canaled; canalled |
| you | have canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | have canaled; canalled |
| we | have canaled; canalled |
| you | have canaled; canalled |
| they | have canaled; canalled |
Imperfect
| I | canaled; canalled |
| you | canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | canaled; canalled |
| we | canaled; canalled |
| you | canaled; canalled |
| they | canaled; canalled |
Pluperfect
| I | had canaled; canalled |
| you | had canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | had canaled; canalled |
| we | had canaled; canalled |
| you | had canaled; canalled |
| they | had canaled; canalled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would canal |
| you | would canal |
| he;she;it | would canal |
| we | would canal |
| you | would canal |
| they | would canal |
Perfect
| I | would have canaled; canalled |
| you | would have canaled; canalled |
| he;she;it | would have canaled; canalled |
| we | would have canaled; canalled |
| you | would have canaled; canalled |
| they | would have canaled; canalled |
Imperative
| you | canal |
| we | Let's canal |
| you | canal |
Verbs conjugated like 'canal'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'canal'
cabal,
aneal,
call,
can,
canary,
cancan,
cancel,
candle,
candy,
cane,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French canal, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“channel, canal, narrow passage”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”). Doublet of channel. See also cane and -al.
Sample Sentences
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In the mangrove-type salt marsh, the entire marsh must be canaled or impounded. [1968, Louisiana State University, Proceedings, page 165:]
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Near Rotterdam we canalled by Delfthaven. [1905, William Yoast Morgan, A Journey of a Jayhawker, page 211:]