retch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of retch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to retch
Participle: retched
Gerund: retching

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iretch
youretch
he;she;itretches
weretch
youretch
theyretch

Perfect

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

Past

Iretched
youretched
he;she;itretched
weretched
youretched
theyretched

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iretch
youretch
he;she;itretch
weretch
youretch
theyretch

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iretched
youretched
he;she;itretched
weretched
youretched
theyretched

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youretch
weLet's retch
youretch

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'retch'

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 'retch'

dretch, etch, fetch, ketch, letch, ratch, reach, reech, tetch, wretch,

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1548, originally "to clear the throat, to cough up phlegm," from O.E. hræcan "to cough up, spit" (related to hraca "phlegm"), from P.Gmc. *khrækijanan (cf. O.H.G. rahhison "to clear one's throat"), of imitative origin (cf. Lith. kregeti "to grunt"). Meaning "to make efforts to vomit" is from 1850; sense of "to vomit" is first attested 1888.
2. From Middle English *recchen, *rechen (attested in arechen), hræcen (“to cough up”), from Old English hrǣċan (“to clear the throat, hawk, spit”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrākijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną (“to clear one's throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with Icelandic hrækja (“to hawk, spit”), Limburgish räöke (“to induce vomiting”), Bavarian reckn (“to retch, gag”) and German recken (“to retch, gag”). Also related with German Rachen (“throat”). See: Proto-Germanic '*hrēkijaną', Icelandic 'hrækja', German, old spelling 'recken', German, old spelling 'Rachen'.

Verbs referencing "retch"

English reck.

Sample Sentences

  • Here he grew inarticulate with retching. [1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII):]
  • […] in a couple of hours they were seized with violent retching; the contents of their stomachs were mixed with blood, mucus, and froth. [1836, The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine, page 462:]
  • […] severe, with a heavy retching; the contents of the stomach would come up rather easily at first, but as it continued the retching became more severe. By the straining to vomit, all the symptoms were […] [1891, Cincinnati Medical Advance, page 101:]
  • […] retching the contents of his breakfast – his fabled raw eggs and beer by the look of it – up onto the sidewalk. But some sort of salvation seemed to be at hand in the shape of a young woman who now came up to the retching poet.[…] [2014 April 7, Rob Gittins, The Poet and the Private Eye, Y Lolfa, →ISBN:]
  • “What manner of being are you?” I cried. The creature's black tar viscera flew from the lacerated stump, covering Mary and myself in the fluid. I recall instantly retching the contents of my stomach, while simultaneously […] [2014 June 4, Jake E. Sampson, The Resurrectionist, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 37:]
  • Retching the contents from his lungs. The uncomfortable warble of voices called for help, greeting him at the floor. He was laid on a gurney, the slimy contents wiped from his face. The sting of needles inserted in his arms. [2020 August 11, Tony Bertauski, Maze: The Essence of Sunny Grimm, Tony Bertauski:]