Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sanction
Participle: sanctioned
Gerund: sanctioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sanction |
| you | sanction |
| he;she;it | sanctions |
| we | sanction |
| you | sanction |
| they | sanction |
Perfect
| I | have sanctioned |
| you | have sanctioned |
| he;she;it | has sanctioned |
| we | have sanctioned |
| you | have sanctioned |
| they | have sanctioned |
Past
| I | sanctioned |
| you | sanctioned |
| he;she;it | sanctioned |
| we | sanctioned |
| you | sanctioned |
| they | sanctioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had sanctioned |
| you | had sanctioned |
| he;she;it | had sanctioned |
| we | had sanctioned |
| you | had sanctioned |
| they | had sanctioned |
Future
| I | will sanction |
| you | will sanction |
| he;she;it | will sanction |
| we | will sanction |
| you | will sanction |
| they | will sanction |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sanctioned |
| you | will have sanctioned |
| he;she;it | will have sanctioned |
| we | will have sanctioned |
| you | will have sanctioned |
| they | will have sanctioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sanction |
| you | sanction |
| he;she;it | sanction |
| we | sanction |
| you | sanction |
| they | sanction |
Perfect
| I | have sanctioned |
| you | have sanctioned |
| he;she;it | have sanctioned |
| we | have sanctioned |
| you | have sanctioned |
| they | have sanctioned |
Imperfect
| I | sanctioned |
| you | sanctioned |
| he;she;it | sanctioned |
| we | sanctioned |
| you | sanctioned |
| they | sanctioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had sanctioned |
| you | had sanctioned |
| he;she;it | had sanctioned |
| we | had sanctioned |
| you | had sanctioned |
| they | had sanctioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sanction |
| you | would sanction |
| he;she;it | would sanction |
| we | would sanction |
| you | would sanction |
| they | would sanction |
Perfect
| I | would have sanctioned |
| you | would have sanctioned |
| he;she;it | would have sanctioned |
| we | would have sanctioned |
| you | would have sanctioned |
| they | would have sanctioned |
Imperative
| you | sanction |
| we | Let's sanction |
| you | sanction |
Verbs conjugated like 'sanction'
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 'sanction'
action,
auction,
function,
junction,
paction,
sanctify,
section,
stanchion,
suction,
canton,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
- To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
- prohibit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French sanction, from Latin sānctiō. See: Latin '
sānctiō'.
Verbs referencing "sanction"
Ido sancionar.
Sample Sentences
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The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.
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Many of the most earnest Protestants were business men, to whom lending money at interest was essential. Consequently first Calvin, and then other Protestant divines, sanctioned interest. [1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:]
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The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startup found. [2024 October 23, Tricia Escobedo, “AI-generated crimes, a treasure mystery, quick thinking by bus passengers: Catch up on the day’s stories”, in CNN:]