brush – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of brush

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to brush aside sb
Participle: brushed aside sb
Gerund: brushing aside sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ibrush aside sb
youbrush aside sb
he;she;itbrushes aside sb
webrush aside sb
youbrush aside sb
theybrush aside sb

Perfect

Ihave brushed aside sb
youhave brushed aside sb
he;she;ithas brushed aside sb
wehave brushed aside sb
youhave brushed aside sb
theyhave brushed aside sb

Past

Ibrushed aside sb
youbrushed aside sb
he;she;itbrushed aside sb
webrushed aside sb
youbrushed aside sb
theybrushed aside sb

Pluperfect

Ihad brushed aside sb
youhad brushed aside sb
he;she;ithad brushed aside sb
wehad brushed aside sb
youhad brushed aside sb
theyhad brushed aside sb

Future

Iwill brush aside sb
youwill brush aside sb
he;she;itwill brush aside sb
wewill brush aside sb
youwill brush aside sb
theywill brush aside sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have brushed aside sb
youwill have brushed aside sb
he;she;itwill have brushed aside sb
wewill have brushed aside sb
youwill have brushed aside sb
theywill have brushed aside sb

Subjunctive

Present

Ibrush aside sb
youbrush aside sb
he;she;itbrush aside sb
webrush aside sb
youbrush aside sb
theybrush aside sb

Perfect

Ihave brushed aside sb
youhave brushed aside sb
he;she;ithave brushed aside sb
wehave brushed aside sb
youhave brushed aside sb
theyhave brushed aside sb

Imperfect

Ibrushed aside sb
youbrushed aside sb
he;she;itbrushed aside sb
webrushed aside sb
youbrushed aside sb
theybrushed aside sb

Pluperfect

Ihad brushed aside sb
youhad brushed aside sb
he;she;ithad brushed aside sb
wehad brushed aside sb
youhad brushed aside sb
theyhad brushed aside sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould brush aside sb
youwould brush aside sb
he;she;itwould brush aside sb
wewould brush aside sb
youwould brush aside sb
theywould brush aside sb

Perfect

Iwould have brushed aside sb
youwould have brushed aside sb
he;she;itwould have brushed aside sb
wewould have brushed aside sb
youwould have brushed aside sb
theywould have brushed aside sb

Imperative

youbrush aside sb
weLet's brush aside sb
youbrush aside sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam brushing aside sb
youare brushing aside sb
he;she;itis brushing aside sb
weare brushing aside sb
youare brushing aside sb
theyare brushing aside sb

Perfect

Ihave been brushing aside sb
youhave been brushing aside sb
he;she;ithas been brushing aside sb
wehave been brushing aside sb
youhave been brushing aside sb
theyhave been brushing aside sb

Past

Iwas brushing aside sb
youwere brushing aside sb
he;she;itwas brushing aside sb
wewere brushing aside sb
youwere brushing aside sb
theywere brushing aside sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been brushing aside sb
youhad been brushing aside sb
he;she;ithad been brushing aside sb
wehad been brushing aside sb
youhad been brushing aside sb
theyhad been brushing aside sb

Future

Iwill be brushing aside sb
youwill be brushing aside sb
he;she;itwill be brushing aside sb
wewill be brushing aside sb
youwill be brushing aside sb
theywill be brushing aside sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been brushing aside sb
youwill have been brushing aside sb
he;she;itwill have been brushing aside sb
wewill have been brushing aside sb
youwill have been brushing aside sb
theywill have been brushing aside sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be brushing aside sb
youwould be brushing aside sb
he;she;itwould be brushing aside sb
wewould be brushing aside sb
youwould be brushing aside sb
theywould be brushing aside sb

Perfect

Iwould have been brushing aside sb
youwould have been brushing aside sb
he;she;itwould have been brushing aside sb
wewould have been brushing aside sb
youwould have been brushing aside sb
theywould have been brushing aside sb

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'brush'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'brush'

blush, brash, bush, crush, frush, rush, bash, blesh, bosh, bouse,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clean
sweep, wipe
graze
stroke, smooth

Antonyms

clean
dirty, filthy, defiled, impure

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-tis
4. Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís
5. Proto-Germanic *burstiz
6. Frankish *burstibor.
7. Vulgar Latin *brustia
8. Old French broissebor.
9. Middle English brusshe
10. English brush
11. From Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse (Modern French brosse), from Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), or also Vulgar Latin *bruscia, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“tuft, thicket, underbrush”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusgo-.

Verbs referencing "brush"

Bislama bras, Scots Gaelic bruis.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] by constant spilling, to a teaspoonful. To complete the group, it is necessary to recognise in this disconcerted dodger, an individual very pale from sea-sickness, who had shaved his beard and brushed his hair, last, at Liverpool: and whose only article of dress (linen not included ) were a pair of dreadnought trousers; a blue jacket, formerly admired upon the Thames at Richmond; no stockings; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Shelby had retired to their apartment for the night. He was lounging in a large easy-chair, looking over some letters that had come in the afternoon mail, and she was standing before her mirror, brushing out the complicated braids and curls in which Eliza had arranged her hair; for, noticing her pale cheeks and haggard eyes, she had excused her attendance that night, and ordered her to bed. The [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf. Sam, with frantic ejaculations, made a dive at the reins, but only succeeded in brushing the blazing palm-leaf afore-named into the horse's eyes, which by no means tended to allay the confusion of his nerves. So, with great vehemence, he overturned Sam, and, giving two or three [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] in each eye, two in his cocked ears, two more in his turned-up nose and chin, at least half a dozen more about the corners of his mouth, and the largest one of all in his hair, which was brushed pertly off his forehead in a flaxen clump. Every button in his clothes said, ‘Eh ? What’s that? Did you speak ? Say that again, will you ? ’ He was always wide awake, like the enchanted bride [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ I want you to brush your hair all back straight, tomorrow, ” said Susan. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] decidedly bettered by being knocked down. If a man lays them fairly flat in the dust, they seem immediately to conceive a respect for him; and Legree was one of this sort. As he rose, therefore, and brushed the dust from his clothes, he eyed the slowly-retreating wagon with some evident consideration; nor did he open his mouth till it was out of sight. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)