Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chord
Participle: chorded
Gerund: chording
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chord |
| you | chord |
| he;she;it | chords |
| we | chord |
| you | chord |
| they | chord |
Perfect
| I | have chorded |
| you | have chorded |
| he;she;it | has chorded |
| we | have chorded |
| you | have chorded |
| they | have chorded |
Past
| I | chorded |
| you | chorded |
| he;she;it | chorded |
| we | chorded |
| you | chorded |
| they | chorded |
Pluperfect
| I | had chorded |
| you | had chorded |
| he;she;it | had chorded |
| we | had chorded |
| you | had chorded |
| they | had chorded |
Future
| I | will chord |
| you | will chord |
| he;she;it | will chord |
| we | will chord |
| you | will chord |
| they | will chord |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chorded |
| you | will have chorded |
| he;she;it | will have chorded |
| we | will have chorded |
| you | will have chorded |
| they | will have chorded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chord |
| you | chord |
| he;she;it | chord |
| we | chord |
| you | chord |
| they | chord |
Perfect
| I | have chorded |
| you | have chorded |
| he;she;it | have chorded |
| we | have chorded |
| you | have chorded |
| they | have chorded |
Imperfect
| I | chorded |
| you | chorded |
| he;she;it | chorded |
| we | chorded |
| you | chorded |
| they | chorded |
Pluperfect
| I | had chorded |
| you | had chorded |
| he;she;it | had chorded |
| we | had chorded |
| you | had chorded |
| they | had chorded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chord |
| you | would chord |
| he;she;it | would chord |
| we | would chord |
| you | would chord |
| they | would chord |
Perfect
| I | would have chorded |
| you | would have chorded |
| he;she;it | would have chorded |
| we | would have chorded |
| you | would have chorded |
| they | would have chorded |
Imperative
| you | chord |
| we | Let's chord |
| you | chord |
Verbs conjugated like 'chord'
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 'chord'
chore,
cord,
abord,
accord,
card,
char,
chare,
chark,
charm,
chart,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Variant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda (“cord”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”). No relation to French accord (“chord”) and its derivations. Doublet of cuerda.
Sample Sentences
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This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version. [2003, Dan Levenson, Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch:]
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This note chords with that one.
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When Jubal struck the chorded shell. [1687, John Dryden, A Song for Cecilia's Day:]
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Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp. [1862, Henry Ward Beecher, Eyes and Ears:]