Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to crawfish
Participle: crawfished
Gerund: crawfishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | crawfish |
| you | crawfish |
| he;she;it | crawfishes |
| we | crawfish |
| you | crawfish |
| they | crawfish |
Perfect
| I | have crawfished |
| you | have crawfished |
| he;she;it | has crawfished |
| we | have crawfished |
| you | have crawfished |
| they | have crawfished |
Past
| I | crawfished |
| you | crawfished |
| he;she;it | crawfished |
| we | crawfished |
| you | crawfished |
| they | crawfished |
Pluperfect
| I | had crawfished |
| you | had crawfished |
| he;she;it | had crawfished |
| we | had crawfished |
| you | had crawfished |
| they | had crawfished |
Future
| I | will crawfish |
| you | will crawfish |
| he;she;it | will crawfish |
| we | will crawfish |
| you | will crawfish |
| they | will crawfish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have crawfished |
| you | will have crawfished |
| he;she;it | will have crawfished |
| we | will have crawfished |
| you | will have crawfished |
| they | will have crawfished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | crawfish |
| you | crawfish |
| he;she;it | crawfish |
| we | crawfish |
| you | crawfish |
| they | crawfish |
Perfect
| I | have crawfished |
| you | have crawfished |
| he;she;it | have crawfished |
| we | have crawfished |
| you | have crawfished |
| they | have crawfished |
Imperfect
| I | crawfished |
| you | crawfished |
| he;she;it | crawfished |
| we | crawfished |
| you | crawfished |
| they | crawfished |
Pluperfect
| I | had crawfished |
| you | had crawfished |
| he;she;it | had crawfished |
| we | had crawfished |
| you | had crawfished |
| they | had crawfished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would crawfish |
| you | would crawfish |
| he;she;it | would crawfish |
| we | would crawfish |
| you | would crawfish |
| they | would crawfish |
Perfect
| I | would have crawfished |
| you | would have crawfished |
| he;she;it | would have crawfished |
| we | would have crawfished |
| you | would have crawfished |
| they | would have crawfished |
Imperative
| you | crawfish |
| we | Let's crawfish |
| you | crawfish |
Verbs conjugated like 'crawfish'
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 'crawfish'
crayfish,
catfish,
brandish,
crash,
hatfish,
rameish,
ravish,
starfish,
Arabise,
araise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to withdraw from a position
- back away, back down, balk, beat a retreat, bug out, decline, draw back, fall back, pull out, recede, regrade, retire, retreat, retrograde, revert, shrink, sound a retreat, turn tail, withdraw
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.
Sample Sentences
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As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish. [1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:]
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I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task. [1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:]