Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to instinct
Participle: instincted
Gerund: instincting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | instinct |
| you | instinct |
| he;she;it | instincts |
| we | instinct |
| you | instinct |
| they | instinct |
Perfect
| I | have instincted |
| you | have instincted |
| he;she;it | has instincted |
| we | have instincted |
| you | have instincted |
| they | have instincted |
Past
| I | instincted |
| you | instincted |
| he;she;it | instincted |
| we | instincted |
| you | instincted |
| they | instincted |
Pluperfect
| I | had instincted |
| you | had instincted |
| he;she;it | had instincted |
| we | had instincted |
| you | had instincted |
| they | had instincted |
Future
| I | will instinct |
| you | will instinct |
| he;she;it | will instinct |
| we | will instinct |
| you | will instinct |
| they | will instinct |
Future Perfect
| I | will have instincted |
| you | will have instincted |
| he;she;it | will have instincted |
| we | will have instincted |
| you | will have instincted |
| they | will have instincted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | instinct |
| you | instinct |
| he;she;it | instinct |
| we | instinct |
| you | instinct |
| they | instinct |
Perfect
| I | have instincted |
| you | have instincted |
| he;she;it | have instincted |
| we | have instincted |
| you | have instincted |
| they | have instincted |
Imperfect
| I | instincted |
| you | instincted |
| he;she;it | instincted |
| we | instincted |
| you | instincted |
| they | instincted |
Pluperfect
| I | had instincted |
| you | had instincted |
| he;she;it | had instincted |
| we | had instincted |
| you | had instincted |
| they | had instincted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would instinct |
| you | would instinct |
| he;she;it | would instinct |
| we | would instinct |
| you | would instinct |
| they | would instinct |
Perfect
| I | would have instincted |
| you | would have instincted |
| he;she;it | would have instincted |
| we | would have instincted |
| you | would have instincted |
| they | would have instincted |
Imperative
| you | instinct |
| we | Let's instinct |
| you | instinct |
Verbs conjugated like 'instinct'
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 'instinct'
distinct,
instance,
instruct,
extinct,
indict,
inflict,
injoint,
injunct,
insconce,
insinew,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1412, "a prompting," from L. instinctus "instigation, impulse," pp. of instinguere "to incite, impel," from in- "on" + stinguere "prick, goad" (see instigation). Sense of "innate tendency" is first recorded 1568, from notion of "natural prompting."
Sample Sentences