Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retroact
Participle: retroacted
Gerund: retroacting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retroact |
| you | retroact |
| he;she;it | retroacts |
| we | retroact |
| you | retroact |
| they | retroact |
Perfect
| I | have retroacted |
| you | have retroacted |
| he;she;it | has retroacted |
| we | have retroacted |
| you | have retroacted |
| they | have retroacted |
Past
| I | retroacted |
| you | retroacted |
| he;she;it | retroacted |
| we | retroacted |
| you | retroacted |
| they | retroacted |
Pluperfect
| I | had retroacted |
| you | had retroacted |
| he;she;it | had retroacted |
| we | had retroacted |
| you | had retroacted |
| they | had retroacted |
Future
| I | will retroact |
| you | will retroact |
| he;she;it | will retroact |
| we | will retroact |
| you | will retroact |
| they | will retroact |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retroacted |
| you | will have retroacted |
| he;she;it | will have retroacted |
| we | will have retroacted |
| you | will have retroacted |
| they | will have retroacted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retroact |
| you | retroact |
| he;she;it | retroact |
| we | retroact |
| you | retroact |
| they | retroact |
Perfect
| I | have retroacted |
| you | have retroacted |
| he;she;it | have retroacted |
| we | have retroacted |
| you | have retroacted |
| they | have retroacted |
Imperfect
| I | retroacted |
| you | retroacted |
| he;she;it | retroacted |
| we | retroacted |
| you | retroacted |
| they | retroacted |
Pluperfect
| I | had retroacted |
| you | had retroacted |
| he;she;it | had retroacted |
| we | had retroacted |
| you | had retroacted |
| they | had retroacted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retroact |
| you | would retroact |
| he;she;it | would retroact |
| we | would retroact |
| you | would retroact |
| they | would retroact |
Perfect
| I | would have retroacted |
| you | would have retroacted |
| he;she;it | would have retroacted |
| we | would have retroacted |
| you | would have retroacted |
| they | would have retroacted |
Imperative
| you | retroact |
| we | Let's retroact |
| you | retroact |
Verbs conjugated like 'retroact'
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 'retroact'
retract,
detract,
refract,
reproach,
reroast,
retrace,
retrack,
retreat,
retrodict,
retroduct,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From retro- + act.
Sample Sentences
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In their eyes the past was good or bad for itself, and the present good or bad for itself, and an evil past could no more shadow a virtuous present than a virtuous present could retroact to brighten or redeem an ugly past. [1884, Edward Bellamy, “Chapter 15”, in Miss Ludington's Sister:]
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Sec. 4. The effectivity of this Act shall retroact to January 1, 2001. [2001, Republic of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9010:]