kick – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of kick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kick back sth
Participle: kicked back sth
Gerund: kicking back sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ikick back sth
youkick back sth
he;she;itkicks back sth
wekick back sth
youkick back sth
theykick back sth

Perfect

Ihave kicked back sth
youhave kicked back sth
he;she;ithas kicked back sth
wehave kicked back sth
youhave kicked back sth
theyhave kicked back sth

Past

Ikicked back sth
youkicked back sth
he;she;itkicked back sth
wekicked back sth
youkicked back sth
theykicked back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad kicked back sth
youhad kicked back sth
he;she;ithad kicked back sth
wehad kicked back sth
youhad kicked back sth
theyhad kicked back sth

Future

Iwill kick back sth
youwill kick back sth
he;she;itwill kick back sth
wewill kick back sth
youwill kick back sth
theywill kick back sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have kicked back sth
youwill have kicked back sth
he;she;itwill have kicked back sth
wewill have kicked back sth
youwill have kicked back sth
theywill have kicked back sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ikick back sth
youkick back sth
he;she;itkick back sth
wekick back sth
youkick back sth
theykick back sth

Perfect

Ihave kicked back sth
youhave kicked back sth
he;she;ithave kicked back sth
wehave kicked back sth
youhave kicked back sth
theyhave kicked back sth

Imperfect

Ikicked back sth
youkicked back sth
he;she;itkicked back sth
wekicked back sth
youkicked back sth
theykicked back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad kicked back sth
youhad kicked back sth
he;she;ithad kicked back sth
wehad kicked back sth
youhad kicked back sth
theyhad kicked back sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould kick back sth
youwould kick back sth
he;she;itwould kick back sth
wewould kick back sth
youwould kick back sth
theywould kick back sth

Perfect

Iwould have kicked back sth
youwould have kicked back sth
he;she;itwould have kicked back sth
wewould have kicked back sth
youwould have kicked back sth
theywould have kicked back sth

Imperative

youkick back sth
weLet's kick back sth
youkick back sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam kicking back sth
youare kicking back sth
he;she;itis kicking back sth
weare kicking back sth
youare kicking back sth
theyare kicking back sth

Perfect

Ihave been kicking back sth
youhave been kicking back sth
he;she;ithas been kicking back sth
wehave been kicking back sth
youhave been kicking back sth
theyhave been kicking back sth

Past

Iwas kicking back sth
youwere kicking back sth
he;she;itwas kicking back sth
wewere kicking back sth
youwere kicking back sth
theywere kicking back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been kicking back sth
youhad been kicking back sth
he;she;ithad been kicking back sth
wehad been kicking back sth
youhad been kicking back sth
theyhad been kicking back sth

Future

Iwill be kicking back sth
youwill be kicking back sth
he;she;itwill be kicking back sth
wewill be kicking back sth
youwill be kicking back sth
theywill be kicking back sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been kicking back sth
youwill have been kicking back sth
he;she;itwill have been kicking back sth
wewill have been kicking back sth
youwill have been kicking back sth
theywill have been kicking back sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be kicking back sth
youwould be kicking back sth
he;she;itwould be kicking back sth
wewould be kicking back sth
youwould be kicking back sth
theywould be kicking back sth

Perfect

Iwould have been kicking back sth
youwould have been kicking back sth
he;she;itwould have been kicking back sth
wewould have been kicking back sth
youwould have been kicking back sth
theywould have been kicking back sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'kick'

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 'kick'

dick, hick, keck, kink, knick, lick, nick, pick, rick, sick,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1380, "to strike out with the foot" (earliest in biblical phrase now usually rendered as kick against the pricks), of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. kikna "bend backwards, sink at the knees." Fig. sense of "complain, protest, rebel against" (1388) probably is from the Bible verse. Slang sense of "die" is attested from 1725 (kick the wind was slang for "be hanged," 1598; see also bucket). Meaning "to end one's drug habit" is from 1936. To kick oneself in self-reproach is from 1891. The noun is first recorded 1530. Meaning "recoil (of a gun) when fired" is from 1826. Meaning "surge or fit of pleasure" (often as kicks) is from 1941; originally lit., "stimulation from liquor or drugs" (1844). The kick "the fashion" is c.1700. Kick-off is from 1857 as the first kick in a football match; fig. sense of "start, beginning event" is from 1875. Kickback "illegal or improper payment" is from 1934. Kickboxing first recorded 1971.
2. From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek. See: Middle English 'kyken', Dutch 'kijken'.

Verbs referencing "kick"

French kicker, Swedish kicka, Dutch kicken, German, old spelling kicken, Welsh cicio, Dutch kikken, Russian кикнуть, Russian кикать.

Sample Sentences

  • “ I'd like to have been able to kick the fellow down the steps, ” said he to himself, as he saw the door fairly closed, “ with his impudent assurance; but he knows how much he has me at advantage. If anybody had ever said to me that I [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a tree, and cut switches for young master, and told him [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] hat is jammed over his eyes and nose quite unceremoniously, and he considers himself fairly extinguished; — child cries, and Cudjoe on the outside delivers animated addresses to the horses, who are kicking, and floundering, and straining under repeated cracks of the whip. Carriage springs up, with another bounce,—down go the hind wheels,—senator, woman, and child, fly over on to the back seat, his [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on what he had to say, and would n't bate him a grain. Another, a Kentucky farmer, six-feet-six in height, with his hat on, and his hands under his coat-tails, who leaned against the wall and kicked the floor with his heel, as though he had Time 's head under his shoe, and were literally ‘ killing ’ him. A third, an oval-faced, bilious-looking man, with sleek black hair cropped close, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] one by one, all to different masters; and I was the youngest. She came and kneeled down before old Mas’r, and begged him to buy her with me, that she might have at least one child with her; and he kicked her away with his heavy boot. I saw him do it; and the last that I heard was her moans and screams, when I was tied to his horse's neck, to be carried off to his place. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Occasionally, when we stop to change, some two or three half-drunken loafers will come loitering out with their hands in their pockets, or will be seen kicking their heels in rocking-chairs, or lounging on the window-sill, or sitting on a rail within the colonnade: they have not often anything to say though, either to us or to each other, but sit there [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] all the crimes of which he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your Citizens ? He is a public nuisance, is he not ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘A convicted liar ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘He has been kicked, and cuffed, and caned ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘And he is utterly dishonourable, debased, and profligate ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘In the name of wonder, then, what is his merit ? ’ ‘Well, sir, he is a smart man. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ None o ’ your sa’ce ! ” said Rosa, “ I saw you hiding something,—I know yer tricks, ” and Rosa seized her arm, and tried to force her hand into her bosom, while Topsy, enraged, kicked and fought valiantly for what she considered her rights. The clamor and confusion of the battle drew Miss Ophelia and St. Clare both to the spot. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I'll kick yo, then ! ” said Sambo, raising his foot threateningly. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Just then Sambo came up. He seemed to have a special spite against this woman; and, flourishing his whip, said, in brutal, guttural tones, “ What dis yer, Luce,—foolin ’ a ’ ” and, with the word, kicking the woman with his heavy cowhide shoe, he struck Tom across the face with his whip. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ I got a ♪ ♪ Blow me up ♪ ♪ And then we kick it like the flu ♪ (Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird)
  • And perhaps a man that kicks around quite a bit is a little stronger in quarters he needs to be stronger in (Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie)
  • I understand, honey, it just really hurts when you kick my tummy. (Butterfly in a Blizzard)
  • Welcome to the club. You kicked me in the face. I totally kicked you in the face. (Mr. Buzzkill)