Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to self-destruct
Participle: self-destructed
Gerund: self-destructing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | self-destruct |
| you | self-destruct |
| he;she;it | self-destructs |
| we | self-destruct |
| you | self-destruct |
| they | self-destruct |
Perfect
| I | have self-destructed |
| you | have self-destructed |
| he;she;it | has self-destructed |
| we | have self-destructed |
| you | have self-destructed |
| they | have self-destructed |
Past
| I | self-destructed |
| you | self-destructed |
| he;she;it | self-destructed |
| we | self-destructed |
| you | self-destructed |
| they | self-destructed |
Pluperfect
| I | had self-destructed |
| you | had self-destructed |
| he;she;it | had self-destructed |
| we | had self-destructed |
| you | had self-destructed |
| they | had self-destructed |
Future
| I | will self-destruct |
| you | will self-destruct |
| he;she;it | will self-destruct |
| we | will self-destruct |
| you | will self-destruct |
| they | will self-destruct |
Future Perfect
| I | will have self-destructed |
| you | will have self-destructed |
| he;she;it | will have self-destructed |
| we | will have self-destructed |
| you | will have self-destructed |
| they | will have self-destructed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | self-destruct |
| you | self-destruct |
| he;she;it | self-destruct |
| we | self-destruct |
| you | self-destruct |
| they | self-destruct |
Perfect
| I | have self-destructed |
| you | have self-destructed |
| he;she;it | have self-destructed |
| we | have self-destructed |
| you | have self-destructed |
| they | have self-destructed |
Imperfect
| I | self-destructed |
| you | self-destructed |
| he;she;it | self-destructed |
| we | self-destructed |
| you | self-destructed |
| they | self-destructed |
Pluperfect
| I | had self-destructed |
| you | had self-destructed |
| he;she;it | had self-destructed |
| we | had self-destructed |
| you | had self-destructed |
| they | had self-destructed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would self-destruct |
| you | would self-destruct |
| he;she;it | would self-destruct |
| we | would self-destruct |
| you | would self-destruct |
| they | would self-destruct |
Perfect
| I | would have self-destructed |
| you | would have self-destructed |
| he;she;it | would have self-destructed |
| we | would have self-destructed |
| you | would have self-destructed |
| they | would have self-destructed |
Imperative
| you | self-destruct |
| we | Let's self-destruct |
| you | self-destruct |
Verbs conjugated like 'self-destruct'
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 'self-destruct'
self-deport,
autodestruct,
destruct,
self-correct,
self-insert,
self-perfect,
self-reflect,
self-select,
self-suck,
deconstruct,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *swé?
3. Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *selbaz
5. Old English self
6. Old English self-
7. Middle English self-
8. English self-
9. English destruct
10. English self-destruct
11. From self- + destruct.
Sample Sentences
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The submarine was primed to self-destruct.
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The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr. [2019 November 17, Sarah Holt, “Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums”, in CNN:]
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If you attack with an energy level of only 30 you are going to self-destruct.
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Dating the boss is a bad move: if it goes badly, you could self-destruct.