Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to frock
Participle: frocked
Gerund: frocking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | frock |
| you | frock |
| he;she;it | frocks |
| we | frock |
| you | frock |
| they | frock |
Perfect
| I | have frocked |
| you | have frocked |
| he;she;it | has frocked |
| we | have frocked |
| you | have frocked |
| they | have frocked |
Past
| I | frocked |
| you | frocked |
| he;she;it | frocked |
| we | frocked |
| you | frocked |
| they | frocked |
Pluperfect
| I | had frocked |
| you | had frocked |
| he;she;it | had frocked |
| we | had frocked |
| you | had frocked |
| they | had frocked |
Future
| I | will frock |
| you | will frock |
| he;she;it | will frock |
| we | will frock |
| you | will frock |
| they | will frock |
Future Perfect
| I | will have frocked |
| you | will have frocked |
| he;she;it | will have frocked |
| we | will have frocked |
| you | will have frocked |
| they | will have frocked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | frock |
| you | frock |
| he;she;it | frock |
| we | frock |
| you | frock |
| they | frock |
Perfect
| I | have frocked |
| you | have frocked |
| he;she;it | have frocked |
| we | have frocked |
| you | have frocked |
| they | have frocked |
Imperfect
| I | frocked |
| you | frocked |
| he;she;it | frocked |
| we | frocked |
| you | frocked |
| they | frocked |
Pluperfect
| I | had frocked |
| you | had frocked |
| he;she;it | had frocked |
| we | had frocked |
| you | had frocked |
| they | had frocked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would frock |
| you | would frock |
| he;she;it | would frock |
| we | would frock |
| you | would frock |
| they | would frock |
Perfect
| I | would have frocked |
| you | would have frocked |
| he;she;it | would have frocked |
| we | would have frocked |
| you | would have frocked |
| they | would have frocked |
Imperative
| you | frock |
| we | Let's frock |
| you | frock |
Verbs conjugated like 'frock'
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 'frock'
brock,
crock,
flock,
frack,
freck,
grock,
rock,
block,
brick,
brook,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1350, from O.Fr. froc "a monk's habit" (12c.), perhaps from Frank. *hroc (cf. O.H.G. hroc "mantle, coat;" O.N. rokkr, O.E. rocc, O.Fris. rokk, Ger. Rock "coat"), from PIE base *rug- "to spin." Another theory traces it to M.L. floccus, from L. floccus "flock of wool." Non-religious use is 1538.
2. From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hrokk (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”).
3. Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).
Sample Sentences
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[…] Mrs. Parmly-Coles, in thus frocking her daughter, was no jealous cat but a pearl among mothers. [1935, Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan, page 113:]
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MajGen Richard G. Schulze […] was selected for two-star rank by members of the January selection board. He was frocked on 27 Jan and assigned new duties as CG, MCRD, San Diego. [1976, The Marine Corps Gazette, volumes 61-62, page 4:]