prescribe – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of prescribe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to prescribe
Participle: prescribed
Gerund: prescribing

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of prescribe

Indicative

Present

Iprescribe
youprescribe
he;she;itprescribes
weprescribe
youprescribe
theyprescribe

Perfect

Ihave prescribed
youhave prescribed
he;she;ithas prescribed
wehave prescribed
youhave prescribed
theyhave prescribed

Past

Iprescribed
youprescribed
he;she;itprescribed
weprescribed
youprescribed
theyprescribed

Pluperfect

Ihad prescribed
youhad prescribed
he;she;ithad prescribed
wehad prescribed
youhad prescribed
theyhad prescribed

Future

Iwill prescribe
youwill prescribe
he;she;itwill prescribe
wewill prescribe
youwill prescribe
theywill prescribe

Future Perfect

Iwill have prescribed
youwill have prescribed
he;she;itwill have prescribed
wewill have prescribed
youwill have prescribed
theywill have prescribed

Subjunctive

Present

Iprescribe
youprescribe
he;she;itprescribe
weprescribe
youprescribe
theyprescribe

Perfect

Ihave prescribed
youhave prescribed
he;she;ithave prescribed
wehave prescribed
youhave prescribed
theyhave prescribed

Imperfect

Iprescribed
youprescribed
he;she;itprescribed
weprescribed
youprescribed
theyprescribed

Pluperfect

Ihad prescribed
youhad prescribed
he;she;ithad prescribed
wehad prescribed
youhad prescribed
theyhad prescribed

Conditional

Present

Iwould prescribe
youwould prescribe
he;she;itwould prescribe
wewould prescribe
youwould prescribe
theywould prescribe

Perfect

Iwould have prescribed
youwould have prescribed
he;she;itwould have prescribed
wewould have prescribed
youwould have prescribed
theywould have prescribed

Imperative

youprescribe
weLet's prescribe
youprescribe

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam prescribing
youare prescribing
he;she;itis prescribing
weare prescribing
youare prescribing
theyare prescribing

Perfect

Ihave been prescribing
youhave been prescribing
he;she;ithas been prescribing
wehave been prescribing
youhave been prescribing
theyhave been prescribing

Past

Iwas prescribing
youwere prescribing
he;she;itwas prescribing
wewere prescribing
youwere prescribing
theywere prescribing

Pluperfect

Ihad been prescribing
youhad been prescribing
he;she;ithad been prescribing
wehad been prescribing
youhad been prescribing
theyhad been prescribing

Future

Iwill be prescribing
youwill be prescribing
he;she;itwill be prescribing
wewill be prescribing
youwill be prescribing
theywill be prescribing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been prescribing
youwill have been prescribing
he;she;itwill have been prescribing
wewill have been prescribing
youwill have been prescribing
theywill have been prescribing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be prescribing
youwould be prescribing
he;she;itwould be prescribing
wewould be prescribing
youwould be prescribing
theywould be prescribing

Perfect

Iwould have been prescribing
youwould have been prescribing
he;she;itwould have been prescribing
wewould have been prescribing
youwould have been prescribing
theywould have been prescribing

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

direct
appoint, order, assign, decree, guide, define, dictate, enjoin

Antonyms

direct
mislead, divert, deceive

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *per-
3. Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-i
5. Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
6. Proto-Italic *prai
7. Proto-Italic *prai-
8. Latin prae-
9. Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-?
10. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-
11. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti
12. Proto-Italic *skreiβō
13. Latin scrībō
14. Latin praescrībōbor.
15. English prescribe
16. Borrowed from Latin praescrībere, from prae- (“before, in front”) and scrībere (“to write”).

Verbs referencing "prescribe"

Swedish preskribera.

Sample Sentences

  • The doctor prescribed aspirin.
  • And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones. [2009 March 17, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “After a Stroke, Freeing Muscles With Botox”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2017:]
  • The property meets the criteria prescribed by the regulations.
  • Prescribe not us our duties. [c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:]
  • VVhen Parents loves are order'd by a Son, / Let ſtreams preſcribe their fountains vvhere to run. [1665 (first performance), John Dryden, The Indian Emperour, or, The Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for H[enry] Herringman […], published 1667, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 5:]
  • Most probable that one presentation and 40 years possession thereafter, is sufficient to prescribe a right of patronage. [1753, Andrew McDouall, An Institute of the Laws of Scotland in Civil Rights […] , volume 3, Table of Contents, page 86:]
  • […] held, in a question with a party who had acquired right from the commissioners of the forfeited estates to the estate of the forfeited superior, as it stood in his person, that the crown charter of the vassal was a valid title on which to prescribe a right to the coal […] [1834, Patrick Shaw, Digest of Cases Decided in the Courts of Session, Teinds, and Justiciary in the House of Lords, 1821–1833 […] , page 135:]
  • Because of the juristic difficulties associated with the Donation of Constantine, the question of whether the papacy had in any case prescribed its jurisdiction in the patrimony had become a common topic amongst jurists […] [1987, Joseph Canning, The Political Thought of Baldus de Ubaldis, page 53:]