Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ratchet
Participle: ratcheted
Gerund: ratcheting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ratchet |
| you | ratchet |
| he;she;it | ratchets |
| we | ratchet |
| you | ratchet |
| they | ratchet |
Perfect
| I | have ratcheted |
| you | have ratcheted |
| he;she;it | has ratcheted |
| we | have ratcheted |
| you | have ratcheted |
| they | have ratcheted |
Past
| I | ratcheted |
| you | ratcheted |
| he;she;it | ratcheted |
| we | ratcheted |
| you | ratcheted |
| they | ratcheted |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratcheted |
| you | had ratcheted |
| he;she;it | had ratcheted |
| we | had ratcheted |
| you | had ratcheted |
| they | had ratcheted |
Future
| I | will ratchet |
| you | will ratchet |
| he;she;it | will ratchet |
| we | will ratchet |
| you | will ratchet |
| they | will ratchet |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ratcheted |
| you | will have ratcheted |
| he;she;it | will have ratcheted |
| we | will have ratcheted |
| you | will have ratcheted |
| they | will have ratcheted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ratchet |
| you | ratchet |
| he;she;it | ratchet |
| we | ratchet |
| you | ratchet |
| they | ratchet |
Perfect
| I | have ratcheted |
| you | have ratcheted |
| he;she;it | have ratcheted |
| we | have ratcheted |
| you | have ratcheted |
| they | have ratcheted |
Imperfect
| I | ratcheted |
| you | ratcheted |
| he;she;it | ratcheted |
| we | ratcheted |
| you | ratcheted |
| they | ratcheted |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratcheted |
| you | had ratcheted |
| he;she;it | had ratcheted |
| we | had ratcheted |
| you | had ratcheted |
| they | had ratcheted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ratchet |
| you | would ratchet |
| he;she;it | would ratchet |
| we | would ratchet |
| you | would ratchet |
| they | would ratchet |
Perfect
| I | would have ratcheted |
| you | would have ratcheted |
| he;she;it | would have ratcheted |
| we | would have ratcheted |
| you | would have ratcheted |
| they | would have ratcheted |
Imperative
| you | ratchet |
| we | Let's ratchet |
| you | ratchet |
Verbs conjugated like 'ratchet'
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 'ratchet'
hatchet,
cachet,
crotchet,
hatchel,
racket,
ratch,
rathel,
rather,
ache,
batch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”).
Sample Sentences
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This holddown ratchets, which allows the person loading the trailer to cinch down the straps.
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Compared with the excellent scroll wheels on the Basilisk V3 and G502 X, the G203’s scroll wheel feels less defined and mushier in its ratcheting. [2024 January 16, Kimber Streams, “The Best Gaming Mouse”, in Wirecutter:]
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Get this holddown into position, but don't start ratcheting it yet. When I say go, you start ratcheting it, OK?
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It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.
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Yugoslavia’s President, Slobodan Milosevic, has rejected all efforts at meaningful diplomacy and, in violation of his own previous commitments, has ratcheted up his military campaign against the innocent civilians of Kosovo. [1999 March 25, “Air Campaign Against Yugoslavia”, in The New York Times, New York:]