double – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of double

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to double back
Participle: doubled back
Gerund: doubling back

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Idouble back
youdouble back
he;she;itdoubles back
wedouble back
youdouble back
theydouble back

Perfect

Ihave doubled back
youhave doubled back
he;she;ithas doubled back
wehave doubled back
youhave doubled back
theyhave doubled back

Past

Idoubled back
youdoubled back
he;she;itdoubled back
wedoubled back
youdoubled back
theydoubled back

Pluperfect

Ihad doubled back
youhad doubled back
he;she;ithad doubled back
wehad doubled back
youhad doubled back
theyhad doubled back

Future

Iwill double back
youwill double back
he;she;itwill double back
wewill double back
youwill double back
theywill double back

Future Perfect

Iwill have doubled back
youwill have doubled back
he;she;itwill have doubled back
wewill have doubled back
youwill have doubled back
theywill have doubled back

Subjunctive

Present

Idouble back
youdouble back
he;she;itdouble back
wedouble back
youdouble back
theydouble back

Perfect

Ihave doubled back
youhave doubled back
he;she;ithave doubled back
wehave doubled back
youhave doubled back
theyhave doubled back

Imperfect

Idoubled back
youdoubled back
he;she;itdoubled back
wedoubled back
youdoubled back
theydoubled back

Pluperfect

Ihad doubled back
youhad doubled back
he;she;ithad doubled back
wehad doubled back
youhad doubled back
theyhad doubled back

Conditional

Present

Iwould double back
youwould double back
he;she;itwould double back
wewould double back
youwould double back
theywould double back

Perfect

Iwould have doubled back
youwould have doubled back
he;she;itwould have doubled back
wewould have doubled back
youwould have doubled back
theywould have doubled back

Imperative

youdouble back
weLet's double back
youdouble back

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam doubling back
youare doubling back
he;she;itis doubling back
weare doubling back
youare doubling back
theyare doubling back

Perfect

Ihave been doubling back
youhave been doubling back
he;she;ithas been doubling back
wehave been doubling back
youhave been doubling back
theyhave been doubling back

Past

Iwas doubling back
youwere doubling back
he;she;itwas doubling back
wewere doubling back
youwere doubling back
theywere doubling back

Pluperfect

Ihad been doubling back
youhad been doubling back
he;she;ithad been doubling back
wehad been doubling back
youhad been doubling back
theyhad been doubling back

Future

Iwill be doubling back
youwill be doubling back
he;she;itwill be doubling back
wewill be doubling back
youwill be doubling back
theywill be doubling back

Future Perfect

Iwill have been doubling back
youwill have been doubling back
he;she;itwill have been doubling back
wewill have been doubling back
youwill have been doubling back
theywill have been doubling back

Conditional

Present

Iwould be doubling back
youwould be doubling back
he;she;itwould be doubling back
wewould be doubling back
youwould be doubling back
theywould be doubling back

Perfect

Iwould have been doubling back
youwould have been doubling back
he;she;itwould have been doubling back
wewould have been doubling back
youwould have been doubling back
theywould have been doubling back

Other

Verbs similar to 'double'

bobble, boule, cobble, couple, dabble, dable, dibble, dole, doodle, doubt,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to multiply by two
redouble
to repeat exactly; copy
duplicate
to make one copy of
dupe, duplicate, facsimilize

Antonyms

to multiply by two
bisect
to split into two parts
bisect

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1225, from O.Fr. duble, from L. duplus "twofold," from duo "two" + -plus "fold." Verb meaning "to work as, in addition to one's regular job" is c.1920, circus slang, from performers who also played in the band. Double-header is first recorded 1869, Amer.Eng., originally a kind of fireworks or a railway train pulled by two engines; baseball sense is c.1890. Double Dutch "incomprehensible language" is from 1864. Double agent is first attested 1935; double date is from 1931. Double-take and double talk both first attested 1938. Military double time (1833) was originally 130 steps per minute; in modern U.S. Army 180 steps of 36 inches in a minute.
2. PIE word
3. *dwóh₁
4. Etymology tree
5. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
6. Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-plos
8. Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós
9. Proto-Italic *dwiplos
10. Proto-Italic *duplos
11. Latin duplus
12. Old French dobleder.
13. Middle English double
14. English double
15. From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Verbs referencing "double"

Spanish doblar, Thai เบิ้ล, Japanese ダブる.

Sample Sentences

  • The other party now came up. The seats were taken out of the wagon. The buffalo-skins, doubled in fours, were spread all along one side, and four men, with great difficulty, lifted the heavy form of Tom into it. Before he was gotten in, he fainted entirely. The old negress, in the abundance [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] from ? In many cases, it is a gradual hardening process on both sides,—the owner growing more and more cruel, as the servant more and more callous. Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. I saw this very early when I became an owner; and I resolved never to begin, because I did not know when I should stop,—and I resolved, at least, to protect my [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Well, that's a great base for a relationship. So what, you 're just doubling down (Dear Luke, Love Me)