verb · transitive · rare

ceil

ceil · ceils · ceiled · ceiling

To line or finish, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similarTo line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar.

/siːl/

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar.
To set a higher bound.

Origin

Uncertain; perhaps related to Latin cēlō (“to hide”). Abbrevation of ceiling, influenced

Uncertain; perhaps related to Latin cēlō (“to hide”).

Abbrevation of ceiling, influenced by French ciel

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Forms

ceils, ceiling, ceiled, ceiled

Base form	ceil · to ceil
3rd person singular	ceils
Present participle	ceiling
Past simple	ceiled
Past participle	ceiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ceil
he, she, it	ceils

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ceiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have ceiled
he, she, it	has ceiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ceil

Word family

2 related words

DerivedceilingB2 ceiler

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle