dig – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of dig

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dig in
Participle: dug in
Gerund: digging in

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Idig in
youdig in
he;she;itdigs in
wedig in
youdig in
theydig in

Perfect

Ihave dug in; digged in
youhave dug in; digged in
he;she;ithas dug in; digged in
wehave dug in; digged in
youhave dug in; digged in
theyhave dug in; digged in

Past

Idug in
youdug in
he;she;itdug in
wedug in
youdug in
theydug in

Pluperfect

Ihad dug in; digged in
youhad dug in; digged in
he;she;ithad dug in; digged in
wehad dug in; digged in
youhad dug in; digged in
theyhad dug in; digged in

Future

Iwill dig in
youwill dig in
he;she;itwill dig in
wewill dig in
youwill dig in
theywill dig in

Future Perfect

Iwill have dug in; digged in
youwill have dug in; digged in
he;she;itwill have dug in; digged in
wewill have dug in; digged in
youwill have dug in; digged in
theywill have dug in; digged in

Subjunctive

Present

Idig in
youdig in
he;she;itdig in
wedig in
youdig in
theydig in

Perfect

Ihave dug in; digged in
youhave dug in; digged in
he;she;ithave dug in; digged in
wehave dug in; digged in
youhave dug in; digged in
theyhave dug in; digged in

Imperfect

Idug in
youdug in
he;she;itdug in
wedug in
youdug in
theydug in

Pluperfect

Ihad dug in; digged in
youhad dug in; digged in
he;she;ithad dug in; digged in
wehad dug in; digged in
youhad dug in; digged in
theyhad dug in; digged in

Conditional

Present

Iwould dig in
youwould dig in
he;she;itwould dig in
wewould dig in
youwould dig in
theywould dig in

Perfect

Iwould have dug in; digged in
youwould have dug in; digged in
he;she;itwould have dug in; digged in
wewould have dug in; digged in
youwould have dug in; digged in
theywould have dug in; digged in

Imperative

youdig in
weLet's dig in
youdig in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam digging in
youare digging in
he;she;itis digging in
weare digging in
youare digging in
theyare digging in

Perfect

Ihave been digging in
youhave been digging in
he;she;ithas been digging in
wehave been digging in
youhave been digging in
theyhave been digging in

Past

Iwas digging in
youwere digging in
he;she;itwas digging in
wewere digging in
youwere digging in
theywere digging in

Pluperfect

Ihad been digging in
youhad been digging in
he;she;ithad been digging in
wehad been digging in
youhad been digging in
theyhad been digging in

Future

Iwill be digging in
youwill be digging in
he;she;itwill be digging in
wewill be digging in
youwill be digging in
theywill be digging in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been digging in
youwill have been digging in
he;she;itwill have been digging in
wewill have been digging in
youwill have been digging in
theywill have been digging in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be digging in
youwould be digging in
he;she;itwould be digging in
wewould be digging in
youwould be digging in
theywould be digging in

Perfect

Iwould have been digging in
youwould have been digging in
he;she;itwould have been digging in
wewould have been digging in
youwould have been digging in
theywould have been digging in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'dig'

cling, dig, fling, hamstring, sling, slink, stick, sting, string, swing, underdig, unstick, unstring, wring, foind, outfling, overswing, restick, restring, undersling, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'dig'

big, dag, deg, dib, die, dim, din, ding, dip, dis,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shovel
delve, mine, excavate, channel, grub, burrow, spade
unearth
excavate, discover, scoop, exhume, shovel, spade
enjoy
love, like
understand
comprehend, follow, recognize

Antonyms

understand
misunderstand, mistake, misapprehend, misinterpret

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb dīcian ( dīc 'ditch').

Etymology

1. From Middle English diggen (“to dig”, 13th c.), an alteration of dīken, from Old English dīcian (“to dig a ditch, mound up earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn, which see for cognates. This verb is denominal from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (“pool, puddle; dyke, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stab, dig”).
2. The form with g may have been influenced by Old French *diguer, a variant of dikier, itself from the West Germanic verb above. French forms with g are attested only in the 15th c., thus 200 years later than in English. On the other hand, French has according forms also for the underlying noun (cf. digue) and the phonetic development is more plausible in French than in English.

Verbs referencing "dig"

Sranan diki, French diguer, Swedish digga, Japanese ディグる.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] What business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to it. He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and “ see if he'd step about so smart. ” Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George's wages, and announced his intention of taking him [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and I rides a leetle ahead,—(I's so zealous to be a cotchin ’ Lizy, that I couldn't hold in, no way),—and when I comes by the tavern winder, sure enough there she was, right in plain sight, and dey diggin ’ on behind. Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead. Course Lizy she hars, and she dodges back, when Mas’r Haley he goes past the door; and then, I tell ye, she clared out de [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He was digging here, one summer day, very industriously, when the wicket in the outer gate chanced to be left open: showing, beyond, the well-remembered dusty road and sunburnt fields. The way was as free to him [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ♪ The guy who dug it, now into it flies ♪ (Nunakuzhi)