lash – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lash

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lash
Participle: lashed
Gerund: lashing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ilash
youlash
he;she;itlashes
welash
youlash
theylash

Perfect

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

Past

Ilashed
youlashed
he;she;itlashed
welashed
youlashed
theylashed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ilash
youlash
he;she;itlash
welash
youlash
theylash

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ilashed
youlashed
he;she;itlashed
welashed
youlashed
theylashed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youlash
weLet's lash
youlash

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'lash'

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 'lash'

ash, bash, cash, clash, dash, fash, flash, gash, hash, lase,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to whip or scourge
flog, whip
beating the human body with special implements
cut, feague, flagellate, flog, knout, lather, quirt, scourge, scutch, slash, strap, stripe, whip, thresh, whoop, yark
whip
rod, thong, bullwhip, cane
fasten
tie, truss, bind, strap, chain, secure, tether

Antonyms

fasten
unfasten, loosen, loose, release

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1330, las "a blow, a stroke," later "flexible part of a whip" (c.1381), possibly imitative. The verb "to strike out" is first attested c.1330 and may be the source of the noun. Lash out "to strike out violently" is from 1567.
2. From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”).
3. Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).

Sample Sentences

  • We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward [1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The First Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:]
  • A lesbian who was lashed as a teenager for saying she was gay. [1994 October, “Lesbian Launches Transkei Gay Group”, in Gay Community News, page 4:]
  • Heavy seas lashed the shore.
  • (A swan) dashed suddenly forward with such a flutter that the water all round was lashed into foam. [1866., Chatterbox, volume XXVI, United States, page 202:]
  • Carlo Ancelotti's out-of-sorts team struggled to hit the target in the first half as Bolton threatened with Matthew Taylor lashing just wide. [2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:]
  • He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. [1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]
  • In the final minute of six added on, Colombia would undo their good work, though, Pérez fumbling the ball allowing Hemp to lash into the empty net. [2023 August 12, Suzanne Wrack, “England hit back to beat Colombia and set up World Cup semi with Australia”, in The Guardian:]
  • To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. [1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fifth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:]
  • With rain lashing across the ground at kick-off and every man in Auckland seemingly either English-born or supporting Scotland, Eden Park was transformed into Murrayfield in March. [2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:]