Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gulf
Participle: gulfed
Gerund: gulfing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gulf |
| you | gulf |
| he;she;it | gulfs |
| we | gulf |
| you | gulf |
| they | gulf |
Perfect
| I | have gulfed |
| you | have gulfed |
| he;she;it | has gulfed |
| we | have gulfed |
| you | have gulfed |
| they | have gulfed |
Past
| I | gulfed |
| you | gulfed |
| he;she;it | gulfed |
| we | gulfed |
| you | gulfed |
| they | gulfed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gulfed |
| you | had gulfed |
| he;she;it | had gulfed |
| we | had gulfed |
| you | had gulfed |
| they | had gulfed |
Future
| I | will gulf |
| you | will gulf |
| he;she;it | will gulf |
| we | will gulf |
| you | will gulf |
| they | will gulf |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gulfed |
| you | will have gulfed |
| he;she;it | will have gulfed |
| we | will have gulfed |
| you | will have gulfed |
| they | will have gulfed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gulf |
| you | gulf |
| he;she;it | gulf |
| we | gulf |
| you | gulf |
| they | gulf |
Perfect
| I | have gulfed |
| you | have gulfed |
| he;she;it | have gulfed |
| we | have gulfed |
| you | have gulfed |
| they | have gulfed |
Imperfect
| I | gulfed |
| you | gulfed |
| he;she;it | gulfed |
| we | gulfed |
| you | gulfed |
| they | gulfed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gulfed |
| you | had gulfed |
| he;she;it | had gulfed |
| we | had gulfed |
| you | had gulfed |
| they | had gulfed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gulf |
| you | would gulf |
| he;she;it | would gulf |
| we | would gulf |
| you | would gulf |
| they | would gulf |
Perfect
| I | would have gulfed |
| you | would have gulfed |
| he;she;it | would have gulfed |
| we | would have gulfed |
| you | would have gulfed |
| they | would have gulfed |
Imperative
| you | gulf |
| we | Let's gulf |
| you | gulf |
Verbs conjugated like 'gulf'
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 'gulf'
golf,
guff,
gule,
gull,
gulp,
buff,
bulb,
bulk,
bull,
cuff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).
Sample Sentences
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[…] if with thee the roaring wells
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Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine;
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And hands so often clasp’d in mine,
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Should toss with tangle and with shells. [1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto X”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:]
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The mention of gulfed and plucked men brings me back to myself. [1852, Charles Astor Bristed, Five Years in an English University, pages 228–229:]
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The good Professor scolded, predicted that they would all be either gulfed or ploughed. [1863, Henry Kingsley, Austin Elliot, page 123:]
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Everyone who knows the Senate House may anticipate the result. When the Tripos of 1822 made its appearance his name did not grace the list. In short, to use the expressive vocabulary of the university, Macaulay was gulfed:—a mishap which disabled him from contending for the Chancellor's medals, then the crowning trophies of a classical career. [1876, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, The life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, volume 1, page 83:]