Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to half-ass
Participle: half-assed
Gerund: half-assing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | half-ass |
| you | half-ass |
| he;she;it | half-asses |
| we | half-ass |
| you | half-ass |
| they | half-ass |
Perfect
| I | have half-assed |
| you | have half-assed |
| he;she;it | has half-assed |
| we | have half-assed |
| you | have half-assed |
| they | have half-assed |
Past
| I | half-assed |
| you | half-assed |
| he;she;it | half-assed |
| we | half-assed |
| you | half-assed |
| they | half-assed |
Pluperfect
| I | had half-assed |
| you | had half-assed |
| he;she;it | had half-assed |
| we | had half-assed |
| you | had half-assed |
| they | had half-assed |
Future
| I | will half-ass |
| you | will half-ass |
| he;she;it | will half-ass |
| we | will half-ass |
| you | will half-ass |
| they | will half-ass |
Future Perfect
| I | will have half-assed |
| you | will have half-assed |
| he;she;it | will have half-assed |
| we | will have half-assed |
| you | will have half-assed |
| they | will have half-assed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | half-ass |
| you | half-ass |
| he;she;it | half-ass |
| we | half-ass |
| you | half-ass |
| they | half-ass |
Perfect
| I | have half-assed |
| you | have half-assed |
| he;she;it | have half-assed |
| we | have half-assed |
| you | have half-assed |
| they | have half-assed |
Imperfect
| I | half-assed |
| you | half-assed |
| he;she;it | half-assed |
| we | half-assed |
| you | half-assed |
| they | half-assed |
Pluperfect
| I | had half-assed |
| you | had half-assed |
| he;she;it | had half-assed |
| we | had half-assed |
| you | had half-assed |
| they | had half-assed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would half-ass |
| you | would half-ass |
| he;she;it | would half-ass |
| we | would half-ass |
| you | would half-ass |
| they | would half-ass |
Perfect
| I | would have half-assed |
| you | would have half-assed |
| he;she;it | would have half-assed |
| we | would have half-assed |
| you | would have half-assed |
| they | would have half-assed |
Imperative
| you | half-ass |
| we | Let's half-ass |
| you | half-ass |
Verbs conjugated like 'half-ass'
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 'half-ass'
halfback,
handpass,
harass,
harnass,
harrass,
alias,
amass,
ambass,
ballast,
canvass,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From half + -ass, see half-assed.
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonyms: phone in, shortchange, underdo
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Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic. [1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):]
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if you're working for me and I send you to do a job and you half-ass it, that reflects on me. In civilian life, we'd just fire you. Here I can't get rid of you. [2002, Guardians of the Eagle by John D. Messer (page 102)]