rough – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of rough

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rough
Participle: roughed
Gerund: roughing

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of rough

Indicative

Present

Irough
yourough
he;she;itroughs
werough
yourough
theyrough

Perfect

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

Past

Iroughed
youroughed
he;she;itroughed
weroughed
youroughed
theyroughed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Irough
yourough
he;she;itrough
werough
yourough
theyrough

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iroughed
youroughed
he;she;itroughed
weroughed
youroughed
theyroughed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yourough
weLet's rough
yourough

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'rough'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'rough'

cough, dough, hough, rouge, sough, tough, trough, bouge, couch, crouch,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz.
2. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). See: Danish 'ru'.

Sample Sentences

  • Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
  • On the floor, one beside the other, stood two amphoræ of veined marble-like limestone; one a huge vase 2 feet high and more than 6 feet round, finished and perfect, with two splendid spiral bands; and the other a smaller vase, of the same type, but only just roughed out of the block. [1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 90:]
  • […] roughing is not a part of the sport, and will not be tolerated. Referees will not permit unfair practices that may cause injury to a contestant, and are held strictly responsible for enforcing these rules. [1938, California. State Athletic Commission, Rules, Regulations and Law Regulating Boxing and Wrestling (page 42)]
  • To Rough Horses, a word in familiar use among the dragoons to signify the act of breaking in horses, so as to adapt them to military purposes. [1802, Charles James, A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary:]
  • to rough it
  • “[…]Oh, but my husband is never so happy as when he is travelling. He likes roughing it. . . . My husband. . . . My husband. . . .” [1920, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Escape”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 280:]
  • I was able to help Trudy set up camp and everything else, of course there are different ways to camp the usual comfortable way or roughed we of course roughed it and I did my best to keep warm. [2013, Anne-Marie K. Kittiphanh, If Life Gave Me LEMONS, I Would Turn It into HONEY, →ISBN:]