wipe – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wipe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wipe
Participle: wiped
Gerund: wiping

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of wipe

Indicative

Present

Iwipe
youwipe
he;she;itwipes
wewipe
youwipe
theywipe

Perfect

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

Past

Iwiped
youwiped
he;she;itwiped
wewiped
youwiped
theywiped

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iwipe
youwipe
he;she;itwipe
wewipe
youwipe
theywipe

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iwiped
youwiped
he;she;itwiped
wewiped
youwiped
theywiped

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwipe
weLet's wipe
youwipe

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs similar to 'wipe'

hipe, kipe, pipe, ripe, sipe, swipe, wile, wine, wire, wise,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rub
shine, clean, stroke, wash, dry, mop, swab

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. wipan, from P.Gmc. *wipanan (cf. Dan. vippe, M.Du., Du. vippen, O.H.G. wifan "to swing"), from PIE *weip- "to turn, vacillate, tremble" (cf. L. vibrare "to shake;" see vibrate). The noun meaning "disposable absorbent tissue" is attested from 1971. Surfer slang produced wipeout (1962); sense of "destruction, defeat, a killing" is recorded from 1968.
2. From Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian (“to wipe, rub, cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn (“to wipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to twist, wind around”). Cognate with German wippen (“to bob”), Swedish veva (“to turn, wind, crank”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan, “to wreathe, crown”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”), Sanskrit वेपते (vépate, “to tremble”). More at swivel, swift. See: Middle English 'wipen', German, old spelling 'wippen', Swedish 'veva', Sanskrit 'वेपते'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] point. So he had recourse to the usual means of gaining time for such cases made and provided; he said “ ahem, ” and coughed several times, took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began to wipe his glasses. Mrs. Bird, seeing the defenceless condition of the enemy's territory, had no more conscience than to push her advantage. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] in search of those pocket-handkerchiefs which mothers know are never to be found there, had thrown themselves disconsolately into the skirts of their mother's gown, where they were sobbing, and wiping their eyes and noses, to their hearts ’ content; — Mrs. Bird had her face fairly hidden in her pocket-handkerchief; and old Dinah, with tears streaming down her black, honest face, was ejaculating, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and of course could not be expected to cry, like other mortals; and so he turned his back to the company, and looked out of the window, and seemed particularly busy in clearing his throat and wiping his spectacle-glasses, occasionally blowing his nose in a manner that was calculated to excite suspicion, had any one been in a state to observe critically. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] natural feelin 's, and doin ’ what no kind o ’ mother could help a doin ’ ! I tell ye what, these yer things make me come the nighest to swearin ’, now, o ’ most anything, ” said honest John, as he wiped his eyes with the back of a great, freckled, yellow hand. “ I tell yer what, stranger, it was years and years before I'd jine the church, ’ cause the ministers round in our parts used to preach that [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Thar ! ” said Aunt Chloe, wiping her eyes and taking up the baby; “ now I's done, I hope,—now do eat something. This yer's my nicest chicken. Thar, boys, ye shall have some, poor critturs ! Yer mammy's been cross to yer. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Poor child ! ” said Rachel, wiping her eyes; “ but thee mustn't feel so. The Lord hath ordered it so that never hath a fugitive been stolen from our village. I trust thine will not be the first. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • While she was thinking what to say, Marie gradually wiped away her tears, and smoothed her plumage in a general sort of way, as a dove might be supposed to make toilet after a shower, and began a housewifely chat with Miss Ophelia, concerning cupboards, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] go to any more of their cursed nonsense, Tom, ” said St. Clare; “ on my honor, I wo n't. I don't know why I haven't stopped long ago. I 've always despised _it_, and myself for it,—so now, Tom, wipe up your eyes, and go about your errands. Come, come, ” he added, “ no blessings. I 'm not so wonderfully good, now, ” he said, as he gently pushed Tom to the door. “ There, I'll pledge my honor to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] “ no blessings. I 'm not so wonderfully good, now, ” he said, as he gently pushed Tom to the door. “ There, I'll pledge my honor to you, Tom, you don't see me so again, ” he said; and Tom went off, wiping his eyes, with great satisfaction. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom looked at the child with awe; and when she, hearing her father's voice, glided away, he wiped his eyes many times, as he looked after her. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)