Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to special
Participle: specialed; specialled
Gerund: specialing; specialling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | special |
| you | special |
| he;she;it | specials |
| we | special |
| you | special |
| they | special |
Perfect
| I | have specialed; specialled |
| you | have specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | has specialed; specialled |
| we | have specialed; specialled |
| you | have specialed; specialled |
| they | have specialed; specialled |
Past
| I | specialed; specialled |
| you | specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | specialed; specialled |
| we | specialed; specialled |
| you | specialed; specialled |
| they | specialed; specialled |
Pluperfect
| I | had specialed; specialled |
| you | had specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | had specialed; specialled |
| we | had specialed; specialled |
| you | had specialed; specialled |
| they | had specialed; specialled |
Future
| I | will special |
| you | will special |
| he;she;it | will special |
| we | will special |
| you | will special |
| they | will special |
Future Perfect
| I | will have specialed; specialled |
| you | will have specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | will have specialed; specialled |
| we | will have specialed; specialled |
| you | will have specialed; specialled |
| they | will have specialed; specialled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | special |
| you | special |
| he;she;it | special |
| we | special |
| you | special |
| they | special |
Perfect
| I | have specialed; specialled |
| you | have specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | have specialed; specialled |
| we | have specialed; specialled |
| you | have specialed; specialled |
| they | have specialed; specialled |
Imperfect
| I | specialed; specialled |
| you | specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | specialed; specialled |
| we | specialed; specialled |
| you | specialed; specialled |
| they | specialed; specialled |
Pluperfect
| I | had specialed; specialled |
| you | had specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | had specialed; specialled |
| we | had specialed; specialled |
| you | had specialed; specialled |
| they | had specialed; specialled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would special |
| you | would special |
| he;she;it | would special |
| we | would special |
| you | would special |
| they | would special |
Perfect
| I | would have specialed; specialled |
| you | would have specialed; specialled |
| he;she;it | would have specialed; specialled |
| we | would have specialed; specialled |
| you | would have specialed; specialled |
| they | would have specialed; specialled |
Imperative
| you | special |
| we | Let's special |
| you | special |
Verbs conjugated like 'special'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'special'
speciate,
specify,
decal,
decimal,
peal,
pedal,
pencil,
peril,
phial,
recoal,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English *special, especial, especiall, from Old French especial (whence also French spécial), from Latin speciālis (from speciēs). In this sense displaced native Old English synderlīċ. Doublet of especial.
Sample Sentences
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We have not sent our pupils out on private duty except a very few times, but they have an unusual amount of specialing to do inside. [1905, Shadyside Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Annual Report, page 27:]
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Participant three described their personal interest in mental health care: “I have an interest in mental health but I have found that other staff on the surgical ward who have been there for a while… often say I hate specialling these patients…” [2015 July 7, Jo-Ann Giandinoto, Karen-leigh Edward, “The phenomenon of co-morbid physical and mental illness in acute medical care: the lived experience of Australian health professionals”, in BMC Research Notes, volume 8, →DOI:]