Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to grit
Participle: gritted
Gerund: gritting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | grit |
| you | grit |
| he;she;it | grits |
| we | grit |
| you | grit |
| they | grit |
Perfect
| I | have gritted |
| you | have gritted |
| he;she;it | has gritted |
| we | have gritted |
| you | have gritted |
| they | have gritted |
Past
| I | gritted |
| you | gritted |
| he;she;it | gritted |
| we | gritted |
| you | gritted |
| they | gritted |
Pluperfect
| I | had gritted |
| you | had gritted |
| he;she;it | had gritted |
| we | had gritted |
| you | had gritted |
| they | had gritted |
Future
| I | will grit |
| you | will grit |
| he;she;it | will grit |
| we | will grit |
| you | will grit |
| they | will grit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gritted |
| you | will have gritted |
| he;she;it | will have gritted |
| we | will have gritted |
| you | will have gritted |
| they | will have gritted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | grit |
| you | grit |
| he;she;it | grit |
| we | grit |
| you | grit |
| they | grit |
Perfect
| I | have gritted |
| you | have gritted |
| he;she;it | have gritted |
| we | have gritted |
| you | have gritted |
| they | have gritted |
Imperfect
| I | gritted |
| you | gritted |
| he;she;it | gritted |
| we | gritted |
| you | gritted |
| they | gritted |
Pluperfect
| I | had gritted |
| you | had gritted |
| he;she;it | had gritted |
| we | had gritted |
| you | had gritted |
| they | had gritted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would grit |
| you | would grit |
| he;she;it | would grit |
| we | would grit |
| you | would grit |
| they | would grit |
Perfect
| I | would have gritted |
| you | would have gritted |
| he;she;it | would have gritted |
| we | would have gritted |
| you | would have gritted |
| they | would have gritted |
Imperative
| you | grit |
| we | Let's grit |
| you | grit |
Verbs conjugated like 'grit'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'grit'
brit,
crit,
frit,
gait,
greit,
grid,
grift,
grig,
grim,
grin,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-West Germanic *greut, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Compare grist.
Verbs referencing "grit"
Scots
grush.
Sample Sentences
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We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.
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He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.
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My teeth gritted as I heard the news.
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The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread [1767, Oliver Goldsmith, An Author's Bedchamber:]