hem – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hem

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hem sb in
Participle: hemmed sb in
Gerund: hemming sb in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ihem sb in
youhem sb in
he;she;ithems sb in
wehem sb in
youhem sb in
theyhem sb in

Perfect

Ihave hemmed sb in
youhave hemmed sb in
he;she;ithas hemmed sb in
wehave hemmed sb in
youhave hemmed sb in
theyhave hemmed sb in

Past

Ihemmed sb in
youhemmed sb in
he;she;ithemmed sb in
wehemmed sb in
youhemmed sb in
theyhemmed sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad hemmed sb in
youhad hemmed sb in
he;she;ithad hemmed sb in
wehad hemmed sb in
youhad hemmed sb in
theyhad hemmed sb in

Future

Iwill hem sb in
youwill hem sb in
he;she;itwill hem sb in
wewill hem sb in
youwill hem sb in
theywill hem sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have hemmed sb in
youwill have hemmed sb in
he;she;itwill have hemmed sb in
wewill have hemmed sb in
youwill have hemmed sb in
theywill have hemmed sb in

Subjunctive

Present

Ihem sb in
youhem sb in
he;she;ithem sb in
wehem sb in
youhem sb in
theyhem sb in

Perfect

Ihave hemmed sb in
youhave hemmed sb in
he;she;ithave hemmed sb in
wehave hemmed sb in
youhave hemmed sb in
theyhave hemmed sb in

Imperfect

Ihemmed sb in
youhemmed sb in
he;she;ithemmed sb in
wehemmed sb in
youhemmed sb in
theyhemmed sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad hemmed sb in
youhad hemmed sb in
he;she;ithad hemmed sb in
wehad hemmed sb in
youhad hemmed sb in
theyhad hemmed sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould hem sb in
youwould hem sb in
he;she;itwould hem sb in
wewould hem sb in
youwould hem sb in
theywould hem sb in

Perfect

Iwould have hemmed sb in
youwould have hemmed sb in
he;she;itwould have hemmed sb in
wewould have hemmed sb in
youwould have hemmed sb in
theywould have hemmed sb in

Imperative

youhem sb in
weLet's hem sb in
youhem sb in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam hemming sb in
youare hemming sb in
he;she;itis hemming sb in
weare hemming sb in
youare hemming sb in
theyare hemming sb in

Perfect

Ihave been hemming sb in
youhave been hemming sb in
he;she;ithas been hemming sb in
wehave been hemming sb in
youhave been hemming sb in
theyhave been hemming sb in

Past

Iwas hemming sb in
youwere hemming sb in
he;she;itwas hemming sb in
wewere hemming sb in
youwere hemming sb in
theywere hemming sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad been hemming sb in
youhad been hemming sb in
he;she;ithad been hemming sb in
wehad been hemming sb in
youhad been hemming sb in
theyhad been hemming sb in

Future

Iwill be hemming sb in
youwill be hemming sb in
he;she;itwill be hemming sb in
wewill be hemming sb in
youwill be hemming sb in
theywill be hemming sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been hemming sb in
youwill have been hemming sb in
he;she;itwill have been hemming sb in
wewill have been hemming sb in
youwill have been hemming sb in
theywill have been hemming sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be hemming sb in
youwould be hemming sb in
he;she;itwould be hemming sb in
wewould be hemming sb in
youwould be hemming sb in
theywould be hemming sb in

Perfect

Iwould have been hemming sb in
youwould have been hemming sb in
he;she;itwould have been hemming sb in
wewould have been hemming sb in
youwould have been hemming sb in
theywould have been hemming sb in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'hem'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'hem'

gem, ham, helm, hen, hep, hew, hex, hmm, hum, wem,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. hem "a border," from P.Gmc. *khamjanan (cf. O.N. hemja "to bridle, curb," O.Fris. hemma "to hinder," M.Du., Ger. hemmen "to hem in, stop, hinder"), from the same root that yielded hamper and O.E. hamm, common in place names (where it means "enclosure, land hemmed in by water or high ground, land in a river bend"). The phrase hem in "shut in, confine," first recorded 1538. Hem-line first attested 1923.
2. A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)

Verbs referencing "hem"

German, old spelling hemmen, Ukrainian гамувати.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] stir, coming across the stirring water, caught new life and animation from its free companionship; and, sympathising with its buoyant spirits, glistened as it seemed in sport upon its surface, and hemmed the vessel round, and plashed the water high about her sides, and, floating her gallantly into the dock, flew off again to welcome other comers, and speed before them to the busy port. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Sometimes the engine stopped during a long interval, and then before her and behind, and gathering close about her on all sides, were so many of these ill-favoured obstacles that she was fairly hemmed in; the centre of a floating island; and was constrained to pause until they parted, somewhere, as dark clouds will do before the wind, and opened by degrees a channel out. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] along a glittering path of sunlit water, with here and there a skiff, whose white sail often bends on some new tack as sudden flaws of wind come down upon her from the gullies in the hills: hemmed in, besides, all round with memories of Washington, and events of the revolutionary war: is the Military School of America. (American Notes for General Circulation)