Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to buff
Participle: buffed
Gerund: buffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | buff |
| you | buff |
| he;she;it | buffs |
| we | buff |
| you | buff |
| they | buff |
Perfect
| I | have buffed |
| you | have buffed |
| he;she;it | has buffed |
| we | have buffed |
| you | have buffed |
| they | have buffed |
Past
| I | buffed |
| you | buffed |
| he;she;it | buffed |
| we | buffed |
| you | buffed |
| they | buffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had buffed |
| you | had buffed |
| he;she;it | had buffed |
| we | had buffed |
| you | had buffed |
| they | had buffed |
Future
| I | will buff |
| you | will buff |
| he;she;it | will buff |
| we | will buff |
| you | will buff |
| they | will buff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have buffed |
| you | will have buffed |
| he;she;it | will have buffed |
| we | will have buffed |
| you | will have buffed |
| they | will have buffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | buff |
| you | buff |
| he;she;it | buff |
| we | buff |
| you | buff |
| they | buff |
Perfect
| I | have buffed |
| you | have buffed |
| he;she;it | have buffed |
| we | have buffed |
| you | have buffed |
| they | have buffed |
Imperfect
| I | buffed |
| you | buffed |
| he;she;it | buffed |
| we | buffed |
| you | buffed |
| they | buffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had buffed |
| you | had buffed |
| he;she;it | had buffed |
| we | had buffed |
| you | had buffed |
| they | had buffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would buff |
| you | would buff |
| he;she;it | would buff |
| we | would buff |
| you | would buff |
| they | would buff |
Perfect
| I | would have buffed |
| you | would have buffed |
| he;she;it | would have buffed |
| we | would have buffed |
| you | would have buffed |
| they | would have buffed |
Imperative
| you | buff |
| we | Let's buff |
| you | buff |
Verbs conjugated like 'buff'
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 'buff'
baff,
biff,
bluff,
boff,
cuff,
duff,
fuff,
guff,
huff,
luff,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1580,
buffe leather, from M.Fr.
buffle "buffalo." Color term comes from hue of buffalo hides (later ox hides); association of "hide" and "skin" led c.1602 to
in the buff, and use of buff or suede to polish metal led to sense of verb "to polish with a buff" (1885). Buff-colored uniforms of N.Y.C. volunteer firefighters since 1820s led to meaning "enthusiast" (1903).
"The Buffs are men and boys whose love of fires, fire-fighting and firemen is a predominant characteristic." [N.Y. "Sun," Feb. 4, 1903]
2. From buffe (“leather”), from Middle French buffle (“buffalo”).
Sample Sentences
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He was already buffing the car's hubs.
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The enchanter buffed the paladin to prepare him to fight the dragon.
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I noticed that the pistols were buffed in the update.
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"Sure thing, I buffed her, and they turfed her to urology, but she bounced back to me!" [...] They attempted to transfer her to urology by modifying her chart (buffing it) to request urine tests, but the doctors in urology sent (bounced) her back. [1996, Jeffrey E. Nash, James M. Calonico, The Meaning of Social Interaction: An Introduction to Social Psychology, page 139:]
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The implication of such an action is an invitation to buff the chart. The medical records department could have prevented the falsification by sending a copy of the chart to the attorney at the same time that they notified the hospital physician of the attorney's request for the chart. [2004, Gregory Davis, Pathology and Law, page 121:]