Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to constrict
Participle: constricted
Gerund: constricting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | constrict |
| you | constrict |
| he;she;it | constricts |
| we | constrict |
| you | constrict |
| they | constrict |
Perfect
| I | have constricted |
| you | have constricted |
| he;she;it | has constricted |
| we | have constricted |
| you | have constricted |
| they | have constricted |
Past
| I | constricted |
| you | constricted |
| he;she;it | constricted |
| we | constricted |
| you | constricted |
| they | constricted |
Pluperfect
| I | had constricted |
| you | had constricted |
| he;she;it | had constricted |
| we | had constricted |
| you | had constricted |
| they | had constricted |
Future
| I | will constrict |
| you | will constrict |
| he;she;it | will constrict |
| we | will constrict |
| you | will constrict |
| they | will constrict |
Future Perfect
| I | will have constricted |
| you | will have constricted |
| he;she;it | will have constricted |
| we | will have constricted |
| you | will have constricted |
| they | will have constricted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | constrict |
| you | constrict |
| he;she;it | constrict |
| we | constrict |
| you | constrict |
| they | constrict |
Perfect
| I | have constricted |
| you | have constricted |
| he;she;it | have constricted |
| we | have constricted |
| you | have constricted |
| they | have constricted |
Imperfect
| I | constricted |
| you | constricted |
| he;she;it | constricted |
| we | constricted |
| you | constricted |
| they | constricted |
Pluperfect
| I | had constricted |
| you | had constricted |
| he;she;it | had constricted |
| we | had constricted |
| you | had constricted |
| they | had constricted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would constrict |
| you | would constrict |
| he;she;it | would constrict |
| we | would constrict |
| you | would constrict |
| they | would constrict |
Perfect
| I | would have constricted |
| you | would have constricted |
| he;she;it | would have constricted |
| we | would have constricted |
| you | would have constricted |
| they | would have constricted |
Imperative
| you | constrict |
| we | Let's constrict |
| you | constrict |
Verbs conjugated like 'constrict'
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 'constrict'
construct,
conscript,
contract,
contrist,
reconstrict,
abstrict,
adstrict,
astrict,
coconstruct,
coextract,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make tighter
- bind, brace, cinch, clench, squeeze, taughten, tauten, tense, tighten
- contract
- squeeze, tighten, cramp, pinch, strangle, narrow, compress
- impede
- block, obstruct, clog, arrest, stall
Antonyms
- contract
- expand, increase, enlarge, extend
- impede
- help, aid, assist, facilitate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Italic *kom
5. Proto-Italic *kom-
6. Latin cōn-
7. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-
8. Proto-Indo-European *-né-
9. Proto-Indo-European *-ti
10. Proto-Indo-European *strinégti
11. Proto-Italic *stringō
12. Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-
13. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
14. Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti
15. Proto-Italic *strengō
16. Latin stringō
17. Latin cōnstringō
18. Latin cōnstrictusbor.
19. English constrict
20. Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
Sample Sentences
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constrict the airway
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constrict blood vessels
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Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow.
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The snake began to constrict its prey.