bluff – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bluff

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bluff sth out
Participle: bluffed sth out
Gerund: bluffing sth out

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of bluff

Indicative

Present

Ibluff sth out
youbluff sth out
he;she;itbluffs sth out
webluff sth out
youbluff sth out
theybluff sth out

Perfect

Ihave bluffed sth out
youhave bluffed sth out
he;she;ithas bluffed sth out
wehave bluffed sth out
youhave bluffed sth out
theyhave bluffed sth out

Past

Ibluffed sth out
youbluffed sth out
he;she;itbluffed sth out
webluffed sth out
youbluffed sth out
theybluffed sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad bluffed sth out
youhad bluffed sth out
he;she;ithad bluffed sth out
wehad bluffed sth out
youhad bluffed sth out
theyhad bluffed sth out

Future

Iwill bluff sth out
youwill bluff sth out
he;she;itwill bluff sth out
wewill bluff sth out
youwill bluff sth out
theywill bluff sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have bluffed sth out
youwill have bluffed sth out
he;she;itwill have bluffed sth out
wewill have bluffed sth out
youwill have bluffed sth out
theywill have bluffed sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Ibluff sth out
youbluff sth out
he;she;itbluff sth out
webluff sth out
youbluff sth out
theybluff sth out

Perfect

Ihave bluffed sth out
youhave bluffed sth out
he;she;ithave bluffed sth out
wehave bluffed sth out
youhave bluffed sth out
theyhave bluffed sth out

Imperfect

Ibluffed sth out
youbluffed sth out
he;she;itbluffed sth out
webluffed sth out
youbluffed sth out
theybluffed sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad bluffed sth out
youhad bluffed sth out
he;she;ithad bluffed sth out
wehad bluffed sth out
youhad bluffed sth out
theyhad bluffed sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould bluff sth out
youwould bluff sth out
he;she;itwould bluff sth out
wewould bluff sth out
youwould bluff sth out
theywould bluff sth out

Perfect

Iwould have bluffed sth out
youwould have bluffed sth out
he;she;itwould have bluffed sth out
wewould have bluffed sth out
youwould have bluffed sth out
theywould have bluffed sth out

Imperative

youbluff sth out
weLet's bluff sth out
youbluff sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bluffing sth out
youare bluffing sth out
he;she;itis bluffing sth out
weare bluffing sth out
youare bluffing sth out
theyare bluffing sth out

Perfect

Ihave been bluffing sth out
youhave been bluffing sth out
he;she;ithas been bluffing sth out
wehave been bluffing sth out
youhave been bluffing sth out
theyhave been bluffing sth out

Past

Iwas bluffing sth out
youwere bluffing sth out
he;she;itwas bluffing sth out
wewere bluffing sth out
youwere bluffing sth out
theywere bluffing sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been bluffing sth out
youhad been bluffing sth out
he;she;ithad been bluffing sth out
wehad been bluffing sth out
youhad been bluffing sth out
theyhad been bluffing sth out

Future

Iwill be bluffing sth out
youwill be bluffing sth out
he;she;itwill be bluffing sth out
wewill be bluffing sth out
youwill be bluffing sth out
theywill be bluffing sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bluffing sth out
youwill have been bluffing sth out
he;she;itwill have been bluffing sth out
wewill have been bluffing sth out
youwill have been bluffing sth out
theywill have been bluffing sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bluffing sth out
youwould be bluffing sth out
he;she;itwould be bluffing sth out
wewould be bluffing sth out
youwould be bluffing sth out
theywould be bluffing sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been bluffing sth out
youwould have been bluffing sth out
he;she;itwould have been bluffing sth out
wewould have been bluffing sth out
youwould have been bluffing sth out
theywould have been bluffing sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bluff'

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 'bluff'

buff, fluff, luff, pluff, sluff, baff, bauf, bepuff, biff, blub,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deceive
feint, fool, mislead, trick, defraud
feign
pretend, fake, sham, dissemble, lie

Antonyms

deceive
undeceive, enlighten, counsel, disabuse

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1839, Amer.Eng., poker term, perhaps from Du. bluffen "to brag, boast," or verbluffen "to baffle, mislead." An identical word meant "blindfold, hoodwink" in 1674, but the sense evolution and connection are unclear. OED calls it, "one of the numerous cant terms ... which arose between the Restoration and the reign of Queen Anne."
2. Probably from Dutch bluffen (“to brag”), from Middle Dutch bluffen (“to make something swell; to bluff”); or from the Dutch noun bluf (“bragging”). Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”). See: Dutch 'bluffen', German, old spelling 'verblüffen'.

Verbs referencing "bluff"

Spanish blofear, French bluffer, Italian bluffare, Swedish bluffa, Dutch bluffen, German, old spelling bluffen, Norwegian bløffe, Norwegian, nynorsk bløffe.

Sample Sentences

  • John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
  • The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing?
  • We bluffed our way past the guards.
  • Vinod, you want to bluff the doctor, your mother, father, uncle, auntie, CMPB all that I don't care. But you cannot bluff me. [1993, Haresh Sharma, Off Centre, Ethos Books, →ISBN, Act 3, scene I, page 86, lines 1–4:]