stabilize
stabilizes
stabilizing
stabilized
Stabilize means to make or become stable, firm, or steady. Regular verb: stabilize-stabilized-stabilized.
Meanings
- To make firm or steady
- To become stable
- To prevent from changing
Common Collocations
stabilize the economy
stabilize prices
condition stabilized
stabilize the situation
help stabilize
Tip for Learners
British spelling: stabilise. Often used in medical (patient stabilized) and economic contexts.
Present Simple
| I | stabilize |
| you | stabilize |
| he/she/it | stabilizes |
| we | stabilize |
| they | stabilize |
Examples - Present Simple
- I stabilize the patient.
- You stabilize the ladder.
- She stabilizes the market.
- We stabilize the economy.
- They stabilize the building.
Present Continuous
| I | am stabilizing |
| you | are stabilizing |
| he/she/it | is stabilizing |
| we | are stabilizing |
| they | are stabilizing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am stabilizing the patient.
- You are stabilizing the ladder.
- She is stabilizing the market.
- We are stabilizing the economy.
- They are stabilizing the building.
Present Perfect
| I | have stabilized |
| you | have stabilized |
| he/she/it | has stabilized |
| we | have stabilized |
| they | have stabilized |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have stabilized the patient.
- You have stabilized the ladder.
- She has stabilized the market.
- We have stabilized the economy.
- They have stabilized the building.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been stabilizing |
| you | have been stabilizing |
| he/she/it | has been stabilizing |
| we | have been stabilizing |
| they | have been stabilizing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been stabilizing patients.
- You have been stabilizing ladders.
- She has been stabilizing markets.
- We have been stabilizing the economy.
- They have been stabilizing buildings.
Past Simple
| I | stabilized |
| you | stabilized |
| he/she/it | stabilized |
| we | stabilized |
| they | stabilized |
Examples - Past Simple
- I stabilized the patient.
- You stabilized the ladder.
- She stabilized the market.
- We stabilized the economy.
- They stabilized the building.
Past Continuous
| I | was stabilizing |
| you | were stabilizing |
| he/she/it | was stabilizing |
| we | were stabilizing |
| they | were stabilizing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was stabilizing the patient.
- You were stabilizing the ladder.
- She was stabilizing the market.
- We were stabilizing the economy.
- They were stabilizing the building.
Past Perfect
| I | had stabilized |
| you | had stabilized |
| he/she/it | had stabilized |
| we | had stabilized |
| they | had stabilized |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had stabilized the patient.
- You had stabilized the ladder.
- She had stabilized the market.
- We had stabilized the economy.
- They had stabilized the building.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been stabilizing |
| you | had been stabilizing |
| he/she/it | had been stabilizing |
| we | had been stabilizing |
| they | had been stabilizing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been stabilizing patients.
- You had been stabilizing ladders.
- He had been stabilizing markets.
- We had been stabilizing the economy.
- They had been stabilizing buildings.
Future Simple
| I | will stabilize |
| you | will stabilize |
| he/she/it | will stabilize |
| we | will stabilize |
| they | will stabilize |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will stabilize the patient.
- You will stabilize the ladder.
- She will stabilize the market.
- We will stabilize the economy.
- They will stabilize the building.
Future Continuous
| I | will be stabilizing |
| you | will be stabilizing |
| he/she/it | will be stabilizing |
| we | will be stabilizing |
| they | will be stabilizing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be stabilizing patients.
- You will be stabilizing ladders.
- He will be stabilizing markets.
- We will be stabilizing the economy.
- They will be stabilizing buildings.
Future Perfect
| I | will have stabilized |
| you | will have stabilized |
| he/she/it | will have stabilized |
| we | will have stabilized |
| they | will have stabilized |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have stabilized the patient.
- You will have stabilized the ladder.
- She will have stabilized the market.
- We will have stabilized the economy.
- They will have stabilized the building.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been stabilizing |
| you | will have been stabilizing |
| he/she/it | will have been stabilizing |
| we | will have been stabilizing |
| they | will have been stabilizing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been stabilizing patients.
- You will have been stabilizing ladders.
- He will have been stabilizing markets.
- We will have been stabilizing the economy.
- They will have been stabilizing buildings.