Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to drill
Participle: drilled
Gerund: drilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | drill |
| you | drill |
| he;she;it | drills |
| we | drill |
| you | drill |
| they | drill |
Perfect
| I | have drilled |
| you | have drilled |
| he;she;it | has drilled |
| we | have drilled |
| you | have drilled |
| they | have drilled |
Past
| I | drilled |
| you | drilled |
| he;she;it | drilled |
| we | drilled |
| you | drilled |
| they | drilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had drilled |
| you | had drilled |
| he;she;it | had drilled |
| we | had drilled |
| you | had drilled |
| they | had drilled |
Future
| I | will drill |
| you | will drill |
| he;she;it | will drill |
| we | will drill |
| you | will drill |
| they | will drill |
Future Perfect
| I | will have drilled |
| you | will have drilled |
| he;she;it | will have drilled |
| we | will have drilled |
| you | will have drilled |
| they | will have drilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | drill |
| you | drill |
| he;she;it | drill |
| we | drill |
| you | drill |
| they | drill |
Perfect
| I | have drilled |
| you | have drilled |
| he;she;it | have drilled |
| we | have drilled |
| you | have drilled |
| they | have drilled |
Imperfect
| I | drilled |
| you | drilled |
| he;she;it | drilled |
| we | drilled |
| you | drilled |
| they | drilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had drilled |
| you | had drilled |
| he;she;it | had drilled |
| we | had drilled |
| you | had drilled |
| they | had drilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would drill |
| you | would drill |
| he;she;it | would drill |
| we | would drill |
| you | would drill |
| they | would drill |
Perfect
| I | would have drilled |
| you | would have drilled |
| he;she;it | would have drilled |
| we | would have drilled |
| you | would have drilled |
| they | would have drilled |
Imperative
| you | drill |
| we | Let's drill |
| you | drill |
Verbs conjugated like 'drill'
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 'drill'
dill,
droll,
frill,
grill,
prill,
rill,
trill,
akill,
bill,
chill,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1611 (n.), 1649 (v.), from Du.
dril, drille "a hole, instrument for boring holes," from
drillen "to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl," from P.Gmc.
*threljanan. Sense of "to instruct in military exercise" is 1622 (also in Du.
drillen and in the Dan. and Ger. cognates), probably from the notion of troops "turning" in maneuvers. Ext. sense of "the agreed-upon procedure" is from 1940.
2. From Middle Dutch drillen (“bore, move in a circle”).
Verbs referencing "drill"
Norwegian
drille, Norwegian, nynorsk
drille, French
driller.
Sample Sentences
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Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.
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They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.
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On his return the team that faced Hull City had been reconfigured. Moses wasn’t overly drilled, just told he would be playing right wing-back, that Conte had seen enough to know. [2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian:]
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The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.
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He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. [1859, Thomas Macaulay, Life of Frederick the Great:]
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Now I want you to take Vallett in hand and drill him stiff with everything that has to do with Tilehurst and Tapsfield. [1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:]
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The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.
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Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.
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He drilled down the court and made a three-pointer.
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He drilled the ball to his teammate.
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He did get their attention when he drilled the ball dead center into the hole for an opening birdie. [2006, Joe Coon, The Perfect Game:]
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Without compromising he drilled the ball home, leaving Dynamos' ill-fated keeper diving for fresh air. [2007, Craig Cowell, Muddy Sunday:]
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Bolton were then just inches from taking the lead, but the dangerous-looking Taylor drilled just wide after picking up a loose ball following Jose Bosingwa's poor attempted clearance. [2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:]
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Everytime^([sic]) when I rape your daughter. Your beautiful faces expressing how it hurts. Always while I drill her c*nt. I want to see you dead. [2010, MasseMord, “Masshealing Masskilling”:]
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Guess I'll be drilling her butt [2012, SwizZz, “Flu Shot”:]
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‘Matthew Garth woulda let Tom Dunstan drill him insteada drawin’ against him.’ [1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 16:]