raffle – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of raffle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to raffle
Participle: raffled
Gerund: raffling

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of raffle

Indicative

Present

Iraffle
youraffle
he;she;itraffles
weraffle
youraffle
theyraffle

Perfect

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

Past

Iraffled
youraffled
he;she;itraffled
weraffled
youraffled
theyraffled

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iraffle
youraffle
he;she;itraffle
weraffle
youraffle
theyraffle

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iraffled
youraffled
he;she;itraffled
weraffled
youraffled
theyraffled

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youraffle
weLet's raffle
youraffle

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'raffle'

baffle, faffle, gaffle, haffle, maffle, riffle, roffle, ruffle, waffle, affile,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1386, from O.Fr. rafle "dice game," also "plundering," perhaps from a Gmc. source (cf. M.Du. raffel "dice game," O.Fris. hreppa "to move," O.N. hreppa "to reach, get," Ger. raffen "to snatch away, sweep off"), from P.Gmc. *khrap- "to pluck out, snatch off." The notion would be "to sweep up (the stakes), to snatch (the winnings)." Dietz connects the O.Fr. word with the Gmc. root, but OED is against this. Meaning "sale of chances" first recorded 1766.
2. From Middle English rafle, from Old French rafle, raffle (“dice game", also "plundering”), from rafler (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), from Frankish *raffolōn, from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną, *hrēpōną (“to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb(h)-, *(s)kerb(h)- (“to turn, bend, shrink”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Middle Dutch raffel (“dice game”), German raffen (“to snatch away, sweep off”), Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat, attack”). See: Proto-Germanic '*hrapōną', German, old spelling 'raffen', Old English 'hreppan'.

Verbs referencing "raffle"

Galician rifar, Cebuano rapol.

Sample Sentences

  • They raffled off four gift baskets.
  • to raffle for a watch