grub – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of grub

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to grub sth out
Participle: grubbed sth out
Gerund: grubbing sth out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Igrub sth out
yougrub sth out
he;she;itgrubs sth out
wegrub sth out
yougrub sth out
theygrub sth out

Perfect

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

Past

Igrubbed sth out
yougrubbed sth out
he;she;itgrubbed sth out
wegrubbed sth out
yougrubbed sth out
theygrubbed sth out

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Igrub sth out
yougrub sth out
he;she;itgrub sth out
wegrub sth out
yougrub sth out
theygrub sth out

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Igrubbed sth out
yougrubbed sth out
he;she;itgrubbed sth out
wegrubbed sth out
yougrubbed sth out
theygrubbed sth out

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yougrub sth out
weLet's grub sth out
yougrub sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'grub'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'grub'

drub, glub, grab, grue, gub, rub, arb, blub, brob, brut,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dig
burrow, delve, excavate, uproot, till

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1300, from hypothetical O.E. *grubbian, from W.Gmc. *grubbjan (cf. O.H.G. grubilon "to dig, search," Ger. grübeln "to meditate, ponder"), from P.Gmc. *grub- "to dig," base of O.E. grafan (see grave (v.)). The noun sense of "larva" (c.1400) is perhaps from the notion of "digging insect," or from the possibly unrelated M.E. grub "dwarfish fellow." The slang sense of "food" is first recorded 1659, said to be from birds eating grubs, but also often linked with bub "drink." Grubby is c.1845, from grub (n.) in a sense of "dirty child," who presumably got that way from digging in earth.
2. From Middle English grubben, grobben, from Old English *grubbian, from Proto-West Germanic *grubb-, from Proto-Germanic *grubb- (compare Middle Dutch grobben (“to scrape, scramble, grab”), Old High German grubilōn (“to dig, search”), German grübeln (“to meditate, ponder”)), from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”) (see *grabaną).
3. The noun sense of "larva" is from Middle English grub, grubbe, grobbe, crubbe and may derive from the notion of "digging insect" from the verb above, or from the uncertainly related Middle English grub (“dwarfish fellow”). Compare West Frisian krobbe (“beetle”). The slang sense of "food" is first recorded 1659, and has been linked with birds eating grubs or with bub (“drink”). See: German, old spelling 'grübeln'.

Verbs referencing "grub"

Cimbrian grübalan.

Sample Sentences

  • to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge
  • They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. [1846, Julius Hare, The Mission of the Comforter:]
  • Yet there was no time to be lost if I was ever to get out alive, and so I groped with my hands against the side of the grave until I made out the bottom edge of the slab, and then fell to grubbing beneath it with my fingers. [[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:]
  • “[…] John dear, we must give this little fellow his supper, you know.”
  • “Of course we must, my darling.”
  • “He has been grubbing and grubbing at school,” said Bella, looking at her father’s hand and lightly slapping it, “till he’s not fit to be seen. O what a grubby child!” [1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “Concerning the Mendicant’s Bride”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, 4th book (A Turning), page 202:]