Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to onset
Participle: onsetted
Gerund: onsetting
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | onset |
| you | onset |
| he;she;it | onsets |
| we | onset |
| you | onset |
| they | onset |
Perfect
| I | have onsetted |
| you | have onsetted |
| he;she;it | has onsetted |
| we | have onsetted |
| you | have onsetted |
| they | have onsetted |
Past
| I | onsetted |
| you | onsetted |
| he;she;it | onsetted |
| we | onsetted |
| you | onsetted |
| they | onsetted |
Pluperfect
| I | had onsetted |
| you | had onsetted |
| he;she;it | had onsetted |
| we | had onsetted |
| you | had onsetted |
| they | had onsetted |
Future
| I | will onset |
| you | will onset |
| he;she;it | will onset |
| we | will onset |
| you | will onset |
| they | will onset |
Future Perfect
| I | will have onsetted |
| you | will have onsetted |
| he;she;it | will have onsetted |
| we | will have onsetted |
| you | will have onsetted |
| they | will have onsetted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | onset |
| you | onset |
| he;she;it | onset |
| we | onset |
| you | onset |
| they | onset |
Perfect
| I | have onsetted |
| you | have onsetted |
| he;she;it | have onsetted |
| we | have onsetted |
| you | have onsetted |
| they | have onsetted |
Imperfect
| I | onsetted |
| you | onsetted |
| he;she;it | onsetted |
| we | onsetted |
| you | onsetted |
| they | onsetted |
Pluperfect
| I | had onsetted |
| you | had onsetted |
| he;she;it | had onsetted |
| we | had onsetted |
| you | had onsetted |
| they | had onsetted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would onset |
| you | would onset |
| he;she;it | would onset |
| we | would onset |
| you | would onset |
| they | would onset |
Perfect
| I | would have onsetted |
| you | would have onsetted |
| he;she;it | would have onsetted |
| we | would have onsetted |
| you | would have onsetted |
| they | would have onsetted |
Imperative
| you | onset |
| we | Let's onset |
| you | onset |
Verbs conjugated like 'onset'
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 'onset'
inset,
unset,
beset,
bonnet,
consent,
corset,
cosset,
ensew,
forset,
inlet,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to apply violent force to a person or object
- abuse, aggress, assault, attack, beat, beleaguer, bepommel, beset, besiege, bombard, charge, dust up, fall on, fall upon, hit, impugn, invade, lay into, lay siege, let someone have it, light into, onfall, overrun, pommel, pound, rush, set the dogs upon, set upon, storm, strike, strike at, wap, whap
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From on- + set. Compare Old English onsettan (“to impose; oppress, bear down”). For semantic parallels for the meaning to assault, compare cognate Russian насе́сть pf (naséstʹ), наседа́ть impf (nasedátʹ). See: Russian '
насе́сть'.
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