tie – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tie

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tie back sth
Participle: tied back sth
Gerund: tying back sth

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of tie

Indicative

Present

Itie back sth
youtie back sth
he;she;itties back sth
wetie back sth
youtie back sth
theytie back sth

Perfect

Ihave tied back sth
youhave tied back sth
he;she;ithas tied back sth
wehave tied back sth
youhave tied back sth
theyhave tied back sth

Past

Itied back sth
youtied back sth
he;she;ittied back sth
wetied back sth
youtied back sth
theytied back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad tied back sth
youhad tied back sth
he;she;ithad tied back sth
wehad tied back sth
youhad tied back sth
theyhad tied back sth

Future

Iwill tie back sth
youwill tie back sth
he;she;itwill tie back sth
wewill tie back sth
youwill tie back sth
theywill tie back sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have tied back sth
youwill have tied back sth
he;she;itwill have tied back sth
wewill have tied back sth
youwill have tied back sth
theywill have tied back sth

Subjunctive

Present

Itie back sth
youtie back sth
he;she;ittie back sth
wetie back sth
youtie back sth
theytie back sth

Perfect

Ihave tied back sth
youhave tied back sth
he;she;ithave tied back sth
wehave tied back sth
youhave tied back sth
theyhave tied back sth

Imperfect

Itied back sth
youtied back sth
he;she;ittied back sth
wetied back sth
youtied back sth
theytied back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad tied back sth
youhad tied back sth
he;she;ithad tied back sth
wehad tied back sth
youhad tied back sth
theyhad tied back sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould tie back sth
youwould tie back sth
he;she;itwould tie back sth
wewould tie back sth
youwould tie back sth
theywould tie back sth

Perfect

Iwould have tied back sth
youwould have tied back sth
he;she;itwould have tied back sth
wewould have tied back sth
youwould have tied back sth
theywould have tied back sth

Imperative

youtie back sth
weLet's tie back sth
youtie back sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tying back sth
youare tying back sth
he;she;itis tying back sth
weare tying back sth
youare tying back sth
theyare tying back sth

Perfect

Ihave been tying back sth
youhave been tying back sth
he;she;ithas been tying back sth
wehave been tying back sth
youhave been tying back sth
theyhave been tying back sth

Past

Iwas tying back sth
youwere tying back sth
he;she;itwas tying back sth
wewere tying back sth
youwere tying back sth
theywere tying back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been tying back sth
youhad been tying back sth
he;she;ithad been tying back sth
wehad been tying back sth
youhad been tying back sth
theyhad been tying back sth

Future

Iwill be tying back sth
youwill be tying back sth
he;she;itwill be tying back sth
wewill be tying back sth
youwill be tying back sth
theywill be tying back sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tying back sth
youwill have been tying back sth
he;she;itwill have been tying back sth
wewill have been tying back sth
youwill have been tying back sth
theywill have been tying back sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tying back sth
youwould be tying back sth
he;she;itwould be tying back sth
wewould be tying back sth
youwould be tying back sth
theywould be tying back sth

Perfect

Iwould have been tying back sth
youwould have been tying back sth
he;she;itwould have been tying back sth
wewould have been tying back sth
youwould have been tying back sth
theywould have been tying back sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tie'

assoilyie, belie, bisie, destrie, destruie, die, drie, envie, forelie, forlie, gie, herie, hie, misgie, noie, outlie, outvie, pie, prie, revie, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'tie'

die, gie, hie, lie, pie, sie, tee, the, tic, tice,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bind
fasten, knot
connect
attach, fasten, join, link, lock, unite, knit, yoke
equal
draw, match, parallel

Antonyms

bind
unbind, unloose, release, untie
equal
unequal, uneven, disparate, unlike

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "that with which anything is tied," O.E. teag, from P.Gmc. *taugo (cf. O.N. taug "tie," tygill "string"), from PIE *deuk- "to pull, to lead" (cf. O.E. teon "to draw, pull, drag;" see duke). Fig. sense is recorded from 1555. Meaning "equality between competitors" is first found 1680, from notion of a connecting link (tie-breaker is recorded from 1961). Sense of "necktie, cravat" first recorded 1761. The railway sense of "transverse sleeper" is from 1857, Amer.Eng. The verb is from O.E. tigan, tiegan. In the noun sense of "connection," tie-in dates from 1934. Tie-dye first attested 1904. Tie one on "get drunk" is recorded from 1951.
2. From Middle English teien, teiȝen, from Old English tīġan, tīeġan, from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Cognate with Icelandic teygja. See: Proto-Germanic '*taugijaną', Icelandic 'teygja'.

Verbs referencing "tie"

Sranan tai.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] as we take them. At whist we remain with exemplary gravity (deducting a short time for tea and toast ) until eleven o’clock, or thereabouts; when the captain comes down again, in a sou’-wester hat tied under his chin, and a pilot-coat: making the ground wet where he stands. By this time the card-playing is over, and the bottles and glasses are again upon the table; and after an hour 's pleasant [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a tree, and cut switches for young master, and told him that he might whip me till he was tired; — and he did do it ! If I don't make him remember it, some time ! ” and the brow of the young [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] him to buy her with me, that she might have at least one child with her; and he kicked her away with his heavy boot. I saw him do it; and the last that I heard was her moans and screams, when I was tied to his horse's neck, to be carried off to his place. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] horses, and are usually as dirty as the coach. The first was dressed like a very shabby English baker; the second like a Russian peasant: for he wore a loose purple camlet robe, with a fur collar, tied round his waist with a parti-coloured worsted sash; grey trousers; light blue gloves: and a cap of bearskin. It had by this time come on to rain very heavily, and there was a cold damp mist [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] was duly shown a model prison on the solitary system, just erected, and as yet without an inmate; the trunk of an old tree to which Harris, the first settler here (afterwards buried under it ), was tied by hostile Indians, with his funeral pile about him, when he was saved by the timely appearance of a friendly party on the opposite shore of the river; the local legislature (for there was another [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Rachel now took down a snowy moulding-board, and, tying on an apron, proceeded quietly to making up some biscuits, first saying to Mary,—“Mary, hadn't thee better tell John to get a chicken ready ? ” and Mary disappeared accordingly. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of a blow to the little woman, that when we were within twenty miles of our destination, it became clearly necessary to put this baby to bed. But she got over it with the same good humour; tied a handkerchief round her head; and came out into the little gallery with the rest. Then, such an oracle as she became in reference to the localities ! and such facetiousness as was displayed by [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] tape and needle box is four; and my band-box, five; and my collar-box; and that little hair trunk, seven. What have you done with your sunshade ? Give it to me, and let me put a paper round it, and tie it to my umbrella with my shade; — there, now. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The horses belonging to the bar, the judge, and witnesses, were tied to temporary racks set up roughly in the road; by which is to be understood, a forest path, nearly knee-deep in mud and slime. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ It's a beautiful bouquet ! ” said Eva, looking at it. ~~~ It was rather a singular one,—a brilliant scarlet geranium, and one single white japonica, with its glossy leaves. It was tied up with an evident eye to the contrast of color, and the arrangement of every leaf had carefully been studied. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)