snare – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of snare

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to snare
Participle: snared
Gerund: snaring

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of snare

Indicative

Present

Isnare
yousnare
he;she;itsnares
wesnare
yousnare
theysnare

Perfect

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

Past

Isnared
yousnared
he;she;itsnared
wesnared
yousnared
theysnared

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Isnare
yousnare
he;she;itsnare
wesnare
yousnare
theysnare

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Isnared
yousnared
he;she;itsnared
wesnared
yousnared
theysnared

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yousnare
weLet's snare
yousnare

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'snare'

scare, share, snake, snape, snar, snarf, snark, snarl, snore, spare,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

capture prey
capture, catch, hook, take

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English snare, from Old English sneare (“snare, noose”), from Proto-West Germanic *snarhā, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse snara. Also related to German Schnur and Dutch snaar, snoer.

Verbs referencing "snare"

Norwegian, nynorsk snare.

Sample Sentences

  • The mournful crocodile / With sorrow snares relenting passengers. [c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:]
  • Lest that too heavenly form […] snare them. [1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:]
  • Instead, it aimed for a more important assurance: that if A.I. raises writers’ productivity or the quality of their output, guild members should snare an equitable share of the performance gains. And the W.G.A. got it. [2023 September 29, Adam Seth Litwin, “Want to Save Your Job From A.I.? Hollywood Screenwriters Just Showed You How.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
  • […] the slightest recollection of hearing the wind whistling through the cracks in the old house or the rain snaring its tat-a-tat on the rusty tin roof. [2007 April 11, M. J. Eberhart, Ten Million Steps: Nimblewill Nomad's Epic 10-Month Trek from the Florida Keys to Québec, Menasha Ridge Press, →ISBN, page 123:]
  • […] T-Ray snared the drum in the background. [2010 December 31, Laura Quimby, The Carnival of Lost Souls: A Handcuff Kid Novel, Abrams, →ISBN:]
  • […] drummer snaring away on his little drum, tur-r-r-rump! tur-r-r-rump! tur-r-r-rump! r-r-rump, r-r-rump, r-r-rump! I love drums. [2021 November 9, Annie Pike Greenwood, We Sagebrush Folks, Rare Treasure Editions, →ISBN:]