Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gecko
Participle: geckoed
Gerund: geckoing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gecko |
| you | gecko |
| he;she;it | geckos |
| we | gecko |
| you | gecko |
| they | gecko |
Perfect
| I | have geckoed |
| you | have geckoed |
| he;she;it | has geckoed |
| we | have geckoed |
| you | have geckoed |
| they | have geckoed |
Past
| I | geckoed |
| you | geckoed |
| he;she;it | geckoed |
| we | geckoed |
| you | geckoed |
| they | geckoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had geckoed |
| you | had geckoed |
| he;she;it | had geckoed |
| we | had geckoed |
| you | had geckoed |
| they | had geckoed |
Future
| I | will gecko |
| you | will gecko |
| he;she;it | will gecko |
| we | will gecko |
| you | will gecko |
| they | will gecko |
Future Perfect
| I | will have geckoed |
| you | will have geckoed |
| he;she;it | will have geckoed |
| we | will have geckoed |
| you | will have geckoed |
| they | will have geckoed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gecko |
| you | gecko |
| he;she;it | gecko |
| we | gecko |
| you | gecko |
| they | gecko |
Perfect
| I | have geckoed |
| you | have geckoed |
| he;she;it | have geckoed |
| we | have geckoed |
| you | have geckoed |
| they | have geckoed |
Imperfect
| I | geckoed |
| you | geckoed |
| he;she;it | geckoed |
| we | geckoed |
| you | geckoed |
| they | geckoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had geckoed |
| you | had geckoed |
| he;she;it | had geckoed |
| we | had geckoed |
| you | had geckoed |
| they | had geckoed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gecko |
| you | would gecko |
| he;she;it | would gecko |
| we | would gecko |
| you | would gecko |
| they | would gecko |
Perfect
| I | would have geckoed |
| you | would have geckoed |
| he;she;it | would have geckoed |
| we | would have geckoed |
| you | would have geckoed |
| they | would have geckoed |
Imperative
| you | gecko |
| we | Let's gecko |
| you | gecko |
Verbs conjugated like 'gecko'
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 'gecko'
geck,
beck,
beckon,
deck,
echo,
feck,
gack,
geek,
geno,
keck,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
The modern form was probably borrowed into English and other European languages from Dutch gekko (1718). Contemporary English forms were chacco (1711) and jackoa (1724). The further origin is not quite clear. Some sources mention a supposed Malay gekok, gekoq, or gekop, which would be imitative of the gecko’s chirping sound. Another theory derives it from Acehnese gèh-gòh (“busy”).
Sample Sentences
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An emergency handpad, geckoed to the expanding bulkhead, slid past to one side. Sarasti grabbed it and tapped commands. [2006 October, Peter Watts, Blindsight, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 344:]
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And as Dave geckoed his way along the walls, he began seeing more and more skid marks left behind by Damien's Sewer Cruiser. [2009, Wendelin Van Draanen, The Gecko & Sticky: The Greatest Power, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 33:]
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"H-h-here, boss!" Angelo called, and with that Dave kicked into gear, geckoing across the rest of the ceiling to the safety of the adjacent service room. [2010, Wendelin Van Draanen, The Gecko & Sticky: Sinister Substitute, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 121:]