Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to polish sb off
Participle: polished sb off
Gerund: polishing sb off
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | polish sb off |
| you | polish sb off |
| he;she;it | polishes sb off |
| we | polish sb off |
| you | polish sb off |
| they | polish sb off |
Perfect
| I | have polished sb off |
| you | have polished sb off |
| he;she;it | has polished sb off |
| we | have polished sb off |
| you | have polished sb off |
| they | have polished sb off |
Past
| I | polished sb off |
| you | polished sb off |
| he;she;it | polished sb off |
| we | polished sb off |
| you | polished sb off |
| they | polished sb off |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished sb off |
| you | had polished sb off |
| he;she;it | had polished sb off |
| we | had polished sb off |
| you | had polished sb off |
| they | had polished sb off |
Future
| I | will polish sb off |
| you | will polish sb off |
| he;she;it | will polish sb off |
| we | will polish sb off |
| you | will polish sb off |
| they | will polish sb off |
Future Perfect
| I | will have polished sb off |
| you | will have polished sb off |
| he;she;it | will have polished sb off |
| we | will have polished sb off |
| you | will have polished sb off |
| they | will have polished sb off |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | polish sb off |
| you | polish sb off |
| he;she;it | polish sb off |
| we | polish sb off |
| you | polish sb off |
| they | polish sb off |
Perfect
| I | have polished sb off |
| you | have polished sb off |
| he;she;it | have polished sb off |
| we | have polished sb off |
| you | have polished sb off |
| they | have polished sb off |
Imperfect
| I | polished sb off |
| you | polished sb off |
| he;she;it | polished sb off |
| we | polished sb off |
| you | polished sb off |
| they | polished sb off |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished sb off |
| you | had polished sb off |
| he;she;it | had polished sb off |
| we | had polished sb off |
| you | had polished sb off |
| they | had polished sb off |
Conditional
Present
| I | would polish sb off |
| you | would polish sb off |
| he;she;it | would polish sb off |
| we | would polish sb off |
| you | would polish sb off |
| they | would polish sb off |
Perfect
| I | would have polished sb off |
| you | would have polished sb off |
| he;she;it | would have polished sb off |
| we | would have polished sb off |
| you | would have polished sb off |
| they | would have polished sb off |
Imperative
| you | polish sb off |
| we | Let's polish sb off |
| you | polish sb off |
Verbs conjugated like 'polish'
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 'polish'
abolish,
depolish,
expolish,
monish,
parish,
perish,
phish,
pish,
plash,
poise,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
poliss-, prp. stem of
polir "to polish," from L.
polire "to polish, make smooth," of unknown origin. The notion of "to free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded 1340.
Polished "elegant" is attested from c.1412. Slang
polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work. The noun is first recorded c.1704, from the verb.
2. From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin polīre (“to polish, make smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”), from the notion of fulling cloth. See: Latin '
polio'.
Sample Sentences
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The tone of the best society in this city, is like that of Boston; here and there, it may be, with a greater infusion of the mercantile spirit, but generally polished and refined, and always most hospitable. The houses and tables are elegant; the hours later and more rakish; and there is, perhaps, a greater spirit of contention in reference to appearances, and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Arrayed in a new calico dress, with clean, white apron, and high, well-starched turban, her black polished face glowing with satisfaction, she lingered, with needless punctiliousness, around the arrangements of the table, merely as an excuse for talking a little to her mistress.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)