bump – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bump

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bump into sb
Participle: bumped into sb
Gerund: bumping into sb

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of bump

Indicative

Present

Ibump into sb
youbump into sb
he;she;itbumps into sb
webump into sb
youbump into sb
theybump into sb

Perfect

Ihave bumped into sb
youhave bumped into sb
he;she;ithas bumped into sb
wehave bumped into sb
youhave bumped into sb
theyhave bumped into sb

Past

Ibumped into sb
youbumped into sb
he;she;itbumped into sb
webumped into sb
youbumped into sb
theybumped into sb

Pluperfect

Ihad bumped into sb
youhad bumped into sb
he;she;ithad bumped into sb
wehad bumped into sb
youhad bumped into sb
theyhad bumped into sb

Future

Iwill bump into sb
youwill bump into sb
he;she;itwill bump into sb
wewill bump into sb
youwill bump into sb
theywill bump into sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have bumped into sb
youwill have bumped into sb
he;she;itwill have bumped into sb
wewill have bumped into sb
youwill have bumped into sb
theywill have bumped into sb

Subjunctive

Present

Ibump into sb
youbump into sb
he;she;itbump into sb
webump into sb
youbump into sb
theybump into sb

Perfect

Ihave bumped into sb
youhave bumped into sb
he;she;ithave bumped into sb
wehave bumped into sb
youhave bumped into sb
theyhave bumped into sb

Imperfect

Ibumped into sb
youbumped into sb
he;she;itbumped into sb
webumped into sb
youbumped into sb
theybumped into sb

Pluperfect

Ihad bumped into sb
youhad bumped into sb
he;she;ithad bumped into sb
wehad bumped into sb
youhad bumped into sb
theyhad bumped into sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould bump into sb
youwould bump into sb
he;she;itwould bump into sb
wewould bump into sb
youwould bump into sb
theywould bump into sb

Perfect

Iwould have bumped into sb
youwould have bumped into sb
he;she;itwould have bumped into sb
wewould have bumped into sb
youwould have bumped into sb
theywould have bumped into sb

Imperative

youbump into sb
weLet's bump into sb
youbump into sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bumping into sb
youare bumping into sb
he;she;itis bumping into sb
weare bumping into sb
youare bumping into sb
theyare bumping into sb

Perfect

Ihave been bumping into sb
youhave been bumping into sb
he;she;ithas been bumping into sb
wehave been bumping into sb
youhave been bumping into sb
theyhave been bumping into sb

Past

Iwas bumping into sb
youwere bumping into sb
he;she;itwas bumping into sb
wewere bumping into sb
youwere bumping into sb
theywere bumping into sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been bumping into sb
youhad been bumping into sb
he;she;ithad been bumping into sb
wehad been bumping into sb
youhad been bumping into sb
theyhad been bumping into sb

Future

Iwill be bumping into sb
youwill be bumping into sb
he;she;itwill be bumping into sb
wewill be bumping into sb
youwill be bumping into sb
theywill be bumping into sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bumping into sb
youwill have been bumping into sb
he;she;itwill have been bumping into sb
wewill have been bumping into sb
youwill have been bumping into sb
theywill have been bumping into sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bumping into sb
youwould be bumping into sb
he;she;itwould be bumping into sb
wewould be bumping into sb
youwould be bumping into sb
theywould be bumping into sb

Perfect

Iwould have been bumping into sb
youwould have been bumping into sb
he;she;itwould have been bumping into sb
wewould have been bumping into sb
youwould have been bumping into sb
theywould have been bumping into sb

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bump'

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 'bump'

bum, burp, dump, hump, jump, lump, mump, pump, sump, tump,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1611, perhaps Scand., probably echoic, original sense was "hitting" then of "swelling from being hit." Also has a long association with obs. bum "to make a booming noise," which influenced surviving senses like bumper crop, for something full to the brim. Bumpers first recorded 1839, on railroad cars; 1926 on automobiles. To bump into "meet" is from 1880s; to bump off "kill" is 1908 in underworld slang.
2. From Early Modern English bump (“a shock, blow from a collision”), probably of North Germanic origin; compare Danish bump (“a thump”), Danish bumpe (“to thump”), Old Danish bumpe (“to strike with a clenched fist”), all probably of imitative origin.
3. Apparently related to Middle English bumben, bummen (“to make a hollow noise”), Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”), German Low German bumsen (“to bump, push”), German bummen (“to hum, buzz”), Icelandic bumba (“drum”). More at bum, bumble. Compare also bomb. See: Danish 'bumpe', Dutch 'bommen', German, old spelling 'bummen', Icelandic 'bumba'.

Verbs referencing "bump"

Danish bumpe.

Sample Sentences

  • The labouring of the ship in the troubled sea on this night I shall never forget. ‘Will it ever be worse than this ? ’ was a question I had often heard asked, when everything was sliding and bumping about, and when it certainly did seem difficult to comprehend the possibility of anything afloat being more disturbed, without toppling over and going down. But what the agitation of a steam-vessel [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] at night: say half-past ten: moonlight, warm, and dull enough. The steamer (not unlike a child 's Noah 's ark in form, with the machinery on the top of the roof ) is riding lazily up and down, and bumping clumsily against the wooden pier, as the ripple of the river trifles with its unwieldy carcase. The wharf is some distance from the city. There is nobody down here; and one or two dull lamps upon [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] merriment in the water, until the arrival of the railway train, for whose final contribution to our stock of passengers, our departure was alone deferred. It brought a great many boxes, which were bumped and tossed upon the roof, almost as painfully as if they had been deposited on one 's own head, without the intervention of a porter 's knot; and several damp gentlemen, whose clothes, on their [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)