Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to polish sth up
Participle: polished sth up
Gerund: polishing sth up
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | polish sth up |
| you | polish sth up |
| he;she;it | polishes sth up |
| we | polish sth up |
| you | polish sth up |
| they | polish sth up |
Perfect
| I | have polished sth up |
| you | have polished sth up |
| he;she;it | has polished sth up |
| we | have polished sth up |
| you | have polished sth up |
| they | have polished sth up |
Past
| I | polished sth up |
| you | polished sth up |
| he;she;it | polished sth up |
| we | polished sth up |
| you | polished sth up |
| they | polished sth up |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished sth up |
| you | had polished sth up |
| he;she;it | had polished sth up |
| we | had polished sth up |
| you | had polished sth up |
| they | had polished sth up |
Future
| I | will polish sth up |
| you | will polish sth up |
| he;she;it | will polish sth up |
| we | will polish sth up |
| you | will polish sth up |
| they | will polish sth up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have polished sth up |
| you | will have polished sth up |
| he;she;it | will have polished sth up |
| we | will have polished sth up |
| you | will have polished sth up |
| they | will have polished sth up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | polish sth up |
| you | polish sth up |
| he;she;it | polish sth up |
| we | polish sth up |
| you | polish sth up |
| they | polish sth up |
Perfect
| I | have polished sth up |
| you | have polished sth up |
| he;she;it | have polished sth up |
| we | have polished sth up |
| you | have polished sth up |
| they | have polished sth up |
Imperfect
| I | polished sth up |
| you | polished sth up |
| he;she;it | polished sth up |
| we | polished sth up |
| you | polished sth up |
| they | polished sth up |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished sth up |
| you | had polished sth up |
| he;she;it | had polished sth up |
| we | had polished sth up |
| you | had polished sth up |
| they | had polished sth up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would polish sth up |
| you | would polish sth up |
| he;she;it | would polish sth up |
| we | would polish sth up |
| you | would polish sth up |
| they | would polish sth up |
Perfect
| I | would have polished sth up |
| you | would have polished sth up |
| he;she;it | would have polished sth up |
| we | would have polished sth up |
| you | would have polished sth up |
| they | would have polished sth up |
Imperative
| you | polish sth up |
| we | Let's polish sth up |
| you | polish sth up |
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)