Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to knack
Participle: knacked
Gerund: knacking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | knack |
| you | knack |
| he;she;it | knacks |
| we | knack |
| you | knack |
| they | knack |
Perfect
| I | have knacked |
| you | have knacked |
| he;she;it | has knacked |
| we | have knacked |
| you | have knacked |
| they | have knacked |
Past
| I | knacked |
| you | knacked |
| he;she;it | knacked |
| we | knacked |
| you | knacked |
| they | knacked |
Pluperfect
| I | had knacked |
| you | had knacked |
| he;she;it | had knacked |
| we | had knacked |
| you | had knacked |
| they | had knacked |
Future
| I | will knack |
| you | will knack |
| he;she;it | will knack |
| we | will knack |
| you | will knack |
| they | will knack |
Future Perfect
| I | will have knacked |
| you | will have knacked |
| he;she;it | will have knacked |
| we | will have knacked |
| you | will have knacked |
| they | will have knacked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | knack |
| you | knack |
| he;she;it | knack |
| we | knack |
| you | knack |
| they | knack |
Perfect
| I | have knacked |
| you | have knacked |
| he;she;it | have knacked |
| we | have knacked |
| you | have knacked |
| they | have knacked |
Imperfect
| I | knacked |
| you | knacked |
| he;she;it | knacked |
| we | knacked |
| you | knacked |
| they | knacked |
Pluperfect
| I | had knacked |
| you | had knacked |
| he;she;it | had knacked |
| we | had knacked |
| you | had knacked |
| they | had knacked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would knack |
| you | would knack |
| he;she;it | would knack |
| we | would knack |
| you | would knack |
| they | would knack |
Perfect
| I | would have knacked |
| you | would have knacked |
| he;she;it | would have knacked |
| we | would have knacked |
| you | would have knacked |
| they | would have knacked |
Imperative
| you | knack |
| we | Let's knack |
| you | knack |
Verbs conjugated like 'knack'
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 'knack'
knick,
knock,
nack,
snack,
back,
black,
cack,
chack,
clack,
crack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1369, "deception, trick, device," of uncertain origin, probably from a Low Ger. word meaning "a sharp sounding blow" (cf. M.E.
knak, c.1380; Ger.
knachen "to crack"), of imitative origin. Sense of "special skill" is first recorded 1581, if this is in fact the same word.
2. Late Middle English, use as "special skill" from 1580. Possibly from 14th century Middle English krak, knack (“a sharp sound or blow”), knakke, knakken, from Middle Low German and of imitative origin, similar to Dutch knak (“snap, crack”). Latter cognate to German knacken (“to crack”). See also crack. See: German, old spelling '
knacken'.
Sample Sentences
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If they hear the Beads knack upon each other, that's enough. [1674, Joseph Hall, Bishop Hall's sayings concerning travellers to prevent popish and debauch'd principles, William Miller:]