Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tick over
Participle: ticked over
Gerund: ticking over
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tick over |
| you | tick over |
| he;she;it | ticks over |
| we | tick over |
| you | tick over |
| they | tick over |
Perfect
| I | have ticked over |
| you | have ticked over |
| he;she;it | has ticked over |
| we | have ticked over |
| you | have ticked over |
| they | have ticked over |
Past
| I | ticked over |
| you | ticked over |
| he;she;it | ticked over |
| we | ticked over |
| you | ticked over |
| they | ticked over |
Pluperfect
| I | had ticked over |
| you | had ticked over |
| he;she;it | had ticked over |
| we | had ticked over |
| you | had ticked over |
| they | had ticked over |
Future
| I | will tick over |
| you | will tick over |
| he;she;it | will tick over |
| we | will tick over |
| you | will tick over |
| they | will tick over |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ticked over |
| you | will have ticked over |
| he;she;it | will have ticked over |
| we | will have ticked over |
| you | will have ticked over |
| they | will have ticked over |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tick over |
| you | tick over |
| he;she;it | tick over |
| we | tick over |
| you | tick over |
| they | tick over |
Perfect
| I | have ticked over |
| you | have ticked over |
| he;she;it | have ticked over |
| we | have ticked over |
| you | have ticked over |
| they | have ticked over |
Imperfect
| I | ticked over |
| you | ticked over |
| he;she;it | ticked over |
| we | ticked over |
| you | ticked over |
| they | ticked over |
Pluperfect
| I | had ticked over |
| you | had ticked over |
| he;she;it | had ticked over |
| we | had ticked over |
| you | had ticked over |
| they | had ticked over |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tick over |
| you | would tick over |
| he;she;it | would tick over |
| we | would tick over |
| you | would tick over |
| they | would tick over |
Perfect
| I | would have ticked over |
| you | would have ticked over |
| he;she;it | would have ticked over |
| we | would have ticked over |
| you | would have ticked over |
| they | would have ticked over |
Imperative
| you | tick over |
| we | Let's tick over |
| you | tick over |
Verbs conjugated like 'tick'
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 'tick'
dick,
hick,
kick,
lick,
nick,
pick,
rick,
sick,
stick,
tack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English ticken, tiken, probably from Old English *ticcian (“to touch, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkōn (“to touch, tap”), cognate with German zecken (“to nudge, poke, jab”). Doublet of tig. See: German, old spelling '
zecken'.
Verbs referencing "tick"
German, old spelling
zecken.
Sample Sentences
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[ object ticking ] [anticipatory music] [ engine rumbling ]
(Suburban Fury)