kiss – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of kiss

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to kiss
Participle: kissed
Gerund: kissing

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of kiss

Indicative

Present

Ikiss
youkiss
he;she;itkisses
wekiss
youkiss
theykiss

Perfect

Ihave kissed
youhave kissed
he;she;ithas kissed
wehave kissed
youhave kissed
theyhave kissed

Past

Ikissed
youkissed
he;she;itkissed
wekissed
youkissed
theykissed

Pluperfect

Ihad kissed
youhad kissed
he;she;ithad kissed
wehad kissed
youhad kissed
theyhad kissed

Future

Iwill kiss
youwill kiss
he;she;itwill kiss
wewill kiss
youwill kiss
theywill kiss

Future Perfect

Iwill have kissed
youwill have kissed
he;she;itwill have kissed
wewill have kissed
youwill have kissed
theywill have kissed

Subjunctive

Present

Ikiss
youkiss
he;she;itkiss
wekiss
youkiss
theykiss

Perfect

Ihave kissed
youhave kissed
he;she;ithave kissed
wehave kissed
youhave kissed
theyhave kissed

Imperfect

Ikissed
youkissed
he;she;itkissed
wekissed
youkissed
theykissed

Pluperfect

Ihad kissed
youhad kissed
he;she;ithad kissed
wehad kissed
youhad kissed
theyhad kissed

Conditional

Present

Iwould kiss
youwould kiss
he;she;itwould kiss
wewould kiss
youwould kiss
theywould kiss

Perfect

Iwould have kissed
youwould have kissed
he;she;itwould have kissed
wewould have kissed
youwould have kissed
theywould have kissed

Imperative

youkiss
weLet's kiss
youkiss

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam kissing
youare kissing
he;she;itis kissing
weare kissing
youare kissing
theyare kissing

Perfect

Ihave been kissing
youhave been kissing
he;she;ithas been kissing
wehave been kissing
youhave been kissing
theyhave been kissing

Past

Iwas kissing
youwere kissing
he;she;itwas kissing
wewere kissing
youwere kissing
theywere kissing

Pluperfect

Ihad been kissing
youhad been kissing
he;she;ithad been kissing
wehad been kissing
youhad been kissing
theyhad been kissing

Future

Iwill be kissing
youwill be kissing
he;she;itwill be kissing
wewill be kissing
youwill be kissing
theywill be kissing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been kissing
youwill have been kissing
he;she;itwill have been kissing
wewill have been kissing
youwill have been kissing
theywill have been kissing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be kissing
youwould be kissing
he;she;itwould be kissing
wewould be kissing
youwould be kissing
theywould be kissing

Perfect

Iwould have been kissing
youwould have been kissing
he;she;itwould have been kissing
wewould have been kissing
youwould have been kissing
theywould have been kissing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'kiss'

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 'kiss'

diss, fiss, hiss, kess, kist, liss, miss, piss, siss, wiss,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to kiss; to touch with the lips
buss, goozer, lallygag, lock lips, make out, osculate, play tonsil hockey, smooch, suck face, swap spit
To snog, make out, kiss.
pash
To kiss passionately.
snog
buss
smooch, smack, peck, lip, osculate

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. cyssan "to kiss," from P.Gmc. *kussijanan (cf. O.S. kussian, O.N. kyssa, O.Fris. kessa, Ger. küssen), from *kuss-, probably ultimately imitative of the sound. The O.E. noun was coss, which became M.E. cuss, but this yielded to kiss, from the verb. For vowel evolution, see bury. There appears to be no common I.E. root word for "kiss," though suggestions of a common ku- sound may be found in the Gmc. root and Gk. kynein "to kiss," Hittite kuwash-anzi "they kiss," Skt. cumbati "he kisses."
"Kissing, as an expression of affection or love, is unknown among many races, and in the history of mankind seems to be a late substitute for the more primitive rubbing of noses, sniffing, and licking." [Buck, p.1113]
Some languages make a distinction between the kiss of affection and that of erotic love (cf. L. saviari "erotic kiss," vs. osculum, lit. "little mouth"). Fr. embrasser "kiss," but lit. "embrace," came about in 17c. when the older word baiser (from L. basiare) acquired an obscene connotation. Kiss of death (1948) is in ref. to Judas' kiss in Gethsemane (Matt. xxvi.48-50). Slang kisser "mouth" is from 1860. Insulting invitation kiss my ass is at least from 1705, but probably much older (cf. "The Miller's Tale").
2. From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”).
3. Cognates include Saterland Frisian küsje, Dutch kussen, German Low German küssen, German küssen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål kysse, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”). See: Middle English 'kissen', Old English 'cyssan', Proto-Germanic '*kussijaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'küsje', Dutch 'kussen', German, old spelling 'küssen'.

Verbs referencing "kiss"

German, old spelling küssen, German, Pennsylvania kisse, Luxembourgish këssen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Harry—how he grows. ” The boy stood shyly regarding his father through his curls, holding close to the skirts of his mother's dress. “ Isn't he beautiful ? ” said Eliza, lifting his long curls and kissing him. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] struggling with doubt and anxiety, and never were contending emotions more strongly painted upon the human face: at this moment of painful uncertainty, the mother drew her close to her side, and kissed her fondly, when at once the truth flashed upon the child, and all mistrust and anxiety disappeared from her face, as with an expression of exceeding joy she eagerly nestled to the bosom of her [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] very seldom, and certainly had not seen her for many months. My hand she rejected at once, as she does that of any man who is a stranger to her. But she retained my wife 's with evident pleasure, kissed her, and examined her dress with a girl 's curiosity and interest. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘His signs were expressive: and the strictly natural language, laughing, crying, sighing, kissing, embracing, &c., was perfect. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of Connecticut, which sage body enacted, in bygone times, the renowned code of ‘Blue Laws, ’ in virtue whereof, among other enlightened provisions, any citizen who could be proved to have kissed his wife on Sunday, was punishable, I believe, with the stocks. Too much of the old Puritan spirit exists in these parts to the present hour; but its influence has not tended, that I know, to make [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘I should think it was, ma’am, ’ I rejoined. The old lady kissed her hand, gave another skip, smirked and sidled down the gallery in a most extraordinary manner, and ambled gracefully into her own bed-chamber. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ That'll do,—take care, child,—do n't, you make my head ache, ” said the mother, after she had languidly kissed her. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ O, there's Mammy ! ” said Eva, as she flew across the room; and, throwing herself into her arms, she kissed her repeatedly. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Well, I want to be kind to everybody, and I wouldn't have anything hurt; but as to kissing — ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Do hear the darlin talk ! ” said Mammy, as Eva thrust it into her bosom, and kissing her, ran down stairs to her mother. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)