fettle – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fettle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fettle
Participle: fettled
Gerund: fettling

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifettle
youfettle
he;she;itfettles
wefettle
youfettle
theyfettle

Perfect

Ihave fettled
youhave fettled
he;she;ithas fettled
wehave fettled
youhave fettled
theyhave fettled

Past

Ifettled
youfettled
he;she;itfettled
wefettled
youfettled
theyfettled

Pluperfect

Ihad fettled
youhad fettled
he;she;ithad fettled
wehad fettled
youhad fettled
theyhad fettled

Future

Iwill fettle
youwill fettle
he;she;itwill fettle
wewill fettle
youwill fettle
theywill fettle

Future Perfect

Iwill have fettled
youwill have fettled
he;she;itwill have fettled
wewill have fettled
youwill have fettled
theywill have fettled

Subjunctive

Present

Ifettle
youfettle
he;she;itfettle
wefettle
youfettle
theyfettle

Perfect

Ihave fettled
youhave fettled
he;she;ithave fettled
wehave fettled
youhave fettled
theyhave fettled

Imperfect

Ifettled
youfettled
he;she;itfettled
wefettled
youfettled
theyfettled

Pluperfect

Ihad fettled
youhad fettled
he;she;ithad fettled
wehad fettled
youhad fettled
theyhad fettled

Conditional

Present

Iwould fettle
youwould fettle
he;she;itwould fettle
wewould fettle
youwould fettle
theywould fettle

Perfect

Iwould have fettled
youwould have fettled
he;she;itwould have fettled
wewould have fettled
youwould have fettled
theywould have fettled

Imperative

youfettle
weLet's fettle
youfettle

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fettling
youare fettling
he;she;itis fettling
weare fettling
youare fettling
theyare fettling

Perfect

Ihave been fettling
youhave been fettling
he;she;ithas been fettling
wehave been fettling
youhave been fettling
theyhave been fettling

Past

Iwas fettling
youwere fettling
he;she;itwas fettling
wewere fettling
youwere fettling
theywere fettling

Pluperfect

Ihad been fettling
youhad been fettling
he;she;ithad been fettling
wehad been fettling
youhad been fettling
theyhad been fettling

Future

Iwill be fettling
youwill be fettling
he;she;itwill be fettling
wewill be fettling
youwill be fettling
theywill be fettling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fettling
youwill have been fettling
he;she;itwill have been fettling
wewill have been fettling
youwill have been fettling
theywill have been fettling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fettling
youwould be fettling
he;she;itwould be fettling
wewould be fettling
youwould be fettling
theywould be fettling

Perfect

Iwould have been fettling
youwould have been fettling
he;she;itwould have been fettling
wewould have been fettling
youwould have been fettling
theywould have been fettling

Other

Verbs similar to 'fettle'

ettle, fette, kettle, nettle, pettle, settle, battle, beetle, betitle, bottle,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "condition, state, trim," c.1750, from v. sense "to make ready, arrange" (14c.), from O.E. fetel "a girdle, belt," from P.Gmc. *fatiloz (cf. Ger. fessel, O.N. fetill), from *fat- "to hold."
2. From Late Middle English fetlen (“(verb) to bestow; to fix, prepare, put in place; to prepare (oneself) for battle, gird up; to shape; to be about to, or to ready (oneself) to stay; (adjective) shaped (well or poorly)”) [and other forms], which possibly:
3. * from Old English fetel (“belt, girdle, fettle”), from Proto-Germanic *fatilaz, further etymology unknown; or
4. * from Old English fetian (“to fetch”), from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną (“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”).
5. Compare Old English ġefetelsod (“provided with a belt; trimmed, polished, ornamented”). See: Old English 'fetian', Proto-Germanic '*fatōną'.

Sample Sentences

  • He is getting his saddle altered: fettling about this and that; does not consider what danger he is in. [1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia:]
  • For some time after the train had gone Oscar stood on the track conversing with members of the fettling gang […] [1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VI, in Capricornia, page 83:]
  • Nor list he now go whistling to the car,
  • But sells his team , and fettleth to the war [1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC:]
  • Divint fettle yersel ower that!
  • He wants to fettle his gearchange mechanism before the next competition.
  • But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next... [1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet:]