CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLACKEN
PRESENT
Present
I slacken
you slacken
he/she/it slackens
we slacken
you slacken
they slacken
Present continuous
I am slackening
you are slackening
he/she/it is slackening
we are slackening
you are slackening
they are slackening
Present perfect
I have slackened
you have slackened
he/she/it has slackened
we have slackened
you have slackened
they have slackened
Present perfect continuous
I have been slackening
you have been slackening
he/she/it has been slackening
we have been slackening
you have been slackening
they have been slackening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I slackened
you slackened
he/she/it slackened
we slackened
you slackened
they slackened
Past continuous
I was slackening
you were slackening
he/she/it was slackening
we were slackening
you were slackening
they were slackening
Past perfect
I had slackened
you had slackened
he/she/it had slackened
we had slackened
you had slackened
they had slackened
Past perfect continuous
I had been slackening
you had been slackening
he/she/it had been slackening
we had been slackening
you had been slackening
they had been slackening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will slacken
you will slacken
he/she/it will slacken
we will slacken
you will slacken
they will slacken
Future continuous
I will be slackening
you will be slackening
he/she/it will be slackening
we will be slackening
you will be slackening
they will be slackening
Future perfect
I will have slackened
you will have slackened
he/she/it will have slackened
we will have slackened
you will have slackened
they will have slackened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slackening
you will have been slackening
he/she/it will have been slackening
we will have been slackening
you will have been slackening
they will have been slackening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would slacken
you would slacken
he/she/it would slacken
we would slacken
you would slacken
they would slacken
Conditional continuous
I would be slackening
you would be slackening
he/she/it would be slackening
we would be slackening
you would be slackening
they would be slackening
Conditional perfect
I would have slacken
you would have slacken
he/she/it would have slacken
we would have slacken
you would have slacken
they would have slacken
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slackening
you would have been slackening
he/she/it would have been slackening
we would have been slackening
you would have been slackening
they would have been slackening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you slacken
we let´s slacken
you slacken
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
slackened
Present Participle
slackening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLACKEN»
Discover the use of
slacken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
slacken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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1.5 + 1.8 Litre Diesel Engines: Operation and Repair Manuals
Slacken the clip and disconnect the bottom hose from the radiator. Remove the
cylinder block drain plul. 26.10.01 Re it the cylinder block drain plug. Reconnect
the bottom hose to the radiator and tighten the clip. Check the tightness of all
other ...
2
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
dO* To Slacken Its* tight.— Slack all thy sails, and fear to come. Dryden. Had
Ajax been employed, our slacken' d fails Had still at Aulis waited happy gales.
Dryden. ». To relax ; to remit.— And makes the body to advance, retire, To turn or
stop, ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
3
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Had Ajax been employed, Our slacken' d fails Had still at Aulia waited happy
gales. Drjden. %. To relax ; to remit.— And makes the body to advance, retire, To
turn or stop, as she them slacks or strains. Davits. Taught not toj/ac^nor strain its ...
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English-Amharic Context Dictionary
slacken slash slacken (vt.) 1. MA. Slacken the rope! ioo%si s MA<d* 2. ^f*A • hii.
Don't slacken your efforts till the work is done, p'^m- Xnh.h«7fl)'> •□ • T^W ' ^rA »
h^OA slacken (vi.) 1. AA. The wire slackened. *fiOfl>* « AA 2. +T— M*.
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Mongolian English Dictionary
go free 2. to loosen, to slacken, xepcnir ~ to 6ypxanq loosen the soil, to break up
the soil, qanxnacur ~ to slacken the strings (of an instrument), § raiixnfir xarac
apram' chmaua slacken the nut by half a turn 3. to empty, to drain, § x3113}! uum
...
6
An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
To slack or slacken, r. a. Llaccan, yslaccau, llaesu. To slack or slacken, r. n. See
to grow Loose (under L.) to Relax v. n. and 1 to Remit, r. n. 1 To slack [slacken]
one's hands, Tynnu y niaitb ei ddwylaw, Jos. x. 6. To slack "[slacken] one's pace,
...
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
h&Plft aragaggaba to render rather slack, render very slack h£P1ft arragaggaba
to cause or allow to be rather slack, to cause or allow to be very slack, to cause or
allow to slacken one another, to help to slacken, join in slackening hA^lfl ...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Whence these raging fires Will slacken, if his breath stir not their flames. Milton. 4.
To languish ; to fail ; to flag. Ainsw. T* Slack. > To Sla'cken. j W. a. I. To loosen ; to
make less tight. Ah ! generous youth, that wish forbear ; Slack all thy sails, and ...
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... melancholia, gloom, »sadness, blues, dumps Ana despondency,
hopelessness, forlornness, despair, desperation (see under DESPONDENT) Ant
exhilaration delay i7/ l Delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain are not always close
synonyms, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
In a third sense slack means lazy: Try to curb your impatience with those who are
slack in their work. slacken verb, means to become less intense: The rain
slackened offafter 30 minutes. It also means to make something less tight:
Slacken the ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLACKEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
slacken is used in the context of the following news items.
NAJIBNOMICS BITE: Raya busines slacken amid GST & slow …
KUALA LUMPUR - Shopping has long been synonymous with Hari Raya, just like the smell of freshly-baked sweet butter cookies known as semperit and the ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
Survey: Luxembourg entrepreneurship rates slacken off
The proportion of new entrepreneurs in Luxembourg fell slightly in 2014, down from 8.7 percent to 7.1 percent meanwhile the proportion of established ... «Luxemburger Wort - English Edition, Jul 15»
Rains slacken as summer activities begin in Bertram
Rain has been the main topic of conversation throughout the area for the last month. I had a total of 11.95 inches at my place on 1174 North, and the Taylors, just ... «Burnet Bulletin, Jun 15»
FDI into Africa continues to boom but investor perceptions slacken …
Foreign direct investment into Africa surged last year, creating 188,400 new jobs across the continent as projects signed the previous year became operational, ... «Public Finance International, Jun 15»
Bank preserves base rate at 0.5% as GDP and productivity slacken
The Bank of England's latest Monetary Policy Committee minutes show it once again voted unanimously to preserve the base rate at 0.5 per cent, while also ... «Mortgage Strategy, May 15»
Baraclough knows Well can't slacken up against Saints
The Steelmen kept alive their dreams of beating the Premiership drop with a 3-1 win over Kilmarnock last week, and head to Paisley in good form and high ... «Glasgow Evening Times, May 15»
Treasury: High defense costs, poor training of ultra-Orthodox …
Treasury: High defense costs, poor training of ultra-Orthodox slacken Israeli productivity. Report warns that government may not be able to solve all barriers to ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»
Why now is not the time to slacken the fight against Islamic State
Islamic State poses a unique threat to global security, and to Canada. To date, the 21st-century struggle between the West and radical Islamic fundamentalism ... «Macleans.ca, Mar 15»
Caretaker boss John Carver says Newcastle's season will not …
"I'm far too demanding and I won't allow anyone to slacken off between now and the end of May." Ajax boss Frank de Boer and Derby's Steve McClaren top ... «Express.co.uk, Jan 15»
ESNS15: Yuko Yuko leert Nederland slacken
Zoals Noorderslag de lakmoesproef is voor het Nederlandse popjaar, zo is de Popronde dat voor Noorderslag. In het reizende talentencircus viel dit najaar ... «VPRO 3 voor 12, Jan 15»
