Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to petition
Participle: petitionne
Gerund: petitioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | petition |
| you | petition |
| he;she;it | petitiones |
| we | petition |
| you | petition |
| they | petition |
Perfect
| I | have petitionne |
| you | have petitionne |
| he;she;it | has petitionne |
| we | have petitionne |
| you | have petitionne |
| they | have petitionne |
Past
| I | petition |
| you | petition |
| he;she;it | petition |
| we | petition |
| you | petition |
| they | petition |
Pluperfect
| I | had petitionne |
| you | had petitionne |
| he;she;it | had petitionne |
| we | had petitionne |
| you | had petitionne |
| they | had petitionne |
Future
| I | will petition |
| you | will petition |
| he;she;it | will petition |
| we | will petition |
| you | will petition |
| they | will petition |
Future Perfect
| I | will have petitionne |
| you | will have petitionne |
| he;she;it | will have petitionne |
| we | will have petitionne |
| you | will have petitionne |
| they | will have petitionne |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | petition |
| you | petition |
| he;she;it | petition |
| we | petition |
| you | petition |
| they | petition |
Perfect
| I | have petitionne |
| you | have petitionne |
| he;she;it | have petitionne |
| we | have petitionne |
| you | have petitionne |
| they | have petitionne |
Imperfect
| I | petition |
| you | petition |
| he;she;it | petition |
| we | petition |
| you | petition |
| they | petition |
Pluperfect
| I | had petitionne |
| you | had petitionne |
| he;she;it | had petitionne |
| we | had petitionne |
| you | had petitionne |
| they | had petitionne |
Conditional
Present
| I | would petition |
| you | would petition |
| he;she;it | would petition |
| we | would petition |
| you | would petition |
| they | would petition |
Perfect
| I | would have petitionne |
| you | would have petitionne |
| he;she;it | would have petitionne |
| we | would have petitionne |
| you | would have petitionne |
| they | would have petitionne |
Imperative
| you | petition |
| we | Let's petition |
| you | petition |
Verbs similar to 'petition'
partition,
position,
repetition,
ambition,
audition,
decision,
expedition,
jettison,
mention,
munition,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- ask
- appeal, request, beg, entreat, pray, solicit, sue, supplicate
Antonyms
- ask
- refuse, reject, deny, decline
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1330, "a supplication or prayer, especially to a deity," from O.Fr.
peticiun (12c.), from L.
petitionem (nom.
petitio) "a request, solicitation," noun of action from
petere "to require, seek, go forward," also "to rush at, attack," ult. from PIE base
*pet- "to fly" (cf. Skt.
patram "wing, feather, leaf,"
patara- "flying, fleeting;" Hittite
pittar "wing;" Gk.
piptein "to fall,"
potamos "rushing water,"
pteryx "wing;" O.E.
feðer "feather;" L.
penna "feather, wing;" O.C.S.
pero "feather;" O.Welsh
eterin "bird"). Meaning "formal written request to a superior (earthly)" is attested from 1414. The verb is 1607, from the noun.
2. From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”). See: Latin '
petitio'.
Verbs referencing "petition"
Spanish
pedir, Italian
petire.
Sample Sentences
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In Tom's external situation, at this time, there was, as the world says, nothing to complain of Little Eva's fancy for him—the instinctive gratitude and loveliness of a noble nature—had led her to petition her father that he might be her especial attendant, whenever she needed the escort of a servant, in her walks or rides; and Tom had general orders to let everything else go, and attend to Miss Eva [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)