Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rough in sth
Participle: roughed in sth
Gerund: roughing in sth
Indicative
Present
| I | rough in sth |
| you | rough in sth |
| he;she;it | roughs in sth |
| we | rough in sth |
| you | rough in sth |
| they | rough in sth |
Perfect
| I | have roughed in sth |
| you | have roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | has roughed in sth |
| we | have roughed in sth |
| you | have roughed in sth |
| they | have roughed in sth |
Past
| I | roughed in sth |
| you | roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | roughed in sth |
| we | roughed in sth |
| you | roughed in sth |
| they | roughed in sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had roughed in sth |
| you | had roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | had roughed in sth |
| we | had roughed in sth |
| you | had roughed in sth |
| they | had roughed in sth |
Future
| I | will rough in sth |
| you | will rough in sth |
| he;she;it | will rough in sth |
| we | will rough in sth |
| you | will rough in sth |
| they | will rough in sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have roughed in sth |
| you | will have roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | will have roughed in sth |
| we | will have roughed in sth |
| you | will have roughed in sth |
| they | will have roughed in sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rough in sth |
| you | rough in sth |
| he;she;it | rough in sth |
| we | rough in sth |
| you | rough in sth |
| they | rough in sth |
Perfect
| I | have roughed in sth |
| you | have roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | have roughed in sth |
| we | have roughed in sth |
| you | have roughed in sth |
| they | have roughed in sth |
Imperfect
| I | roughed in sth |
| you | roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | roughed in sth |
| we | roughed in sth |
| you | roughed in sth |
| they | roughed in sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had roughed in sth |
| you | had roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | had roughed in sth |
| we | had roughed in sth |
| you | had roughed in sth |
| they | had roughed in sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rough in sth |
| you | would rough in sth |
| he;she;it | would rough in sth |
| we | would rough in sth |
| you | would rough in sth |
| they | would rough in sth |
Perfect
| I | would have roughed in sth |
| you | would have roughed in sth |
| he;she;it | would have roughed in sth |
| we | would have roughed in sth |
| you | would have roughed in sth |
| they | would have roughed in sth |
Imperative
| you | rough in sth |
| we | Let's rough in sth |
| you | rough in sth |
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
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Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
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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:]
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[…] 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)]
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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:]
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to rough it
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“[…]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:]
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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:]