Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nourish
Participle: nourished
Gerund: nourishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | nourish |
| you | nourish |
| he;she;it | nourishes |
| we | nourish |
| you | nourish |
| they | nourish |
Perfect
| I | have nourished |
| you | have nourished |
| he;she;it | has nourished |
| we | have nourished |
| you | have nourished |
| they | have nourished |
Past
| I | nourished |
| you | nourished |
| he;she;it | nourished |
| we | nourished |
| you | nourished |
| they | nourished |
Pluperfect
| I | had nourished |
| you | had nourished |
| he;she;it | had nourished |
| we | had nourished |
| you | had nourished |
| they | had nourished |
Future
| I | will nourish |
| you | will nourish |
| he;she;it | will nourish |
| we | will nourish |
| you | will nourish |
| they | will nourish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nourished |
| you | will have nourished |
| he;she;it | will have nourished |
| we | will have nourished |
| you | will have nourished |
| they | will have nourished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nourish |
| you | nourish |
| he;she;it | nourish |
| we | nourish |
| you | nourish |
| they | nourish |
Perfect
| I | have nourished |
| you | have nourished |
| he;she;it | have nourished |
| we | have nourished |
| you | have nourished |
| they | have nourished |
Imperfect
| I | nourished |
| you | nourished |
| he;she;it | nourished |
| we | nourished |
| you | nourished |
| they | nourished |
Pluperfect
| I | had nourished |
| you | had nourished |
| he;she;it | had nourished |
| we | had nourished |
| you | had nourished |
| they | had nourished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nourish |
| you | would nourish |
| he;she;it | would nourish |
| we | would nourish |
| you | would nourish |
| they | would nourish |
Perfect
| I | would have nourished |
| you | would have nourished |
| he;she;it | would have nourished |
| we | would have nourished |
| you | would have nourished |
| they | would have nourished |
Imperative
| you | nourish |
| we | Let's nourish |
| you | nourish |
Verbs conjugated like 'nourish'
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 'nourish'
flourish,
renourish,
anguish,
burnish,
cherish,
colourish,
courier,
course,
frubish,
furbish,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to give food to eat
- feed
- nurture
- attend, nurse, support, sustain, tend
- aid
- feed, encourage, supply, foment, sustain, foster, provide, help
Antonyms
- aid
- hinder, impede, obstruct, thwart
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1290, "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from O.Fr.
norriss-, stem of
norrir (Fr.
nourir), from L.
nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from
*nutri (older form of
nutrix "nurse"), lit. "she who gives suck," from PIE base
*(s)nu- "flow, let flow," hence "to suckle" (cf. Skt.
snauti "she drips, gives milk," Gk.
nao "I flow").
2. From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”). See: Middle English '
norischen', Latin '
nutriō'.
Verbs referencing "nourish"
Ido nutrar.
Sample Sentences
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He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:14:]
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other carnivorous Animals are difficultly nourished by Plants alone [1623, Francis Bacon, Historia Vitae et Mortis:]
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Children nourished exclusively upon this simple food will be found to enjoy more perfect health [1872, Thomas Bull, The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Diseases:]
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we have ample evidence that male Bobolinks do not shirk the labor of nourishing their families. In a four-year study, Wittenberger (1980, 1982) found that males delivered about 60 Bobolink percent of the food. [1996, Alexander Frank Skutch, Orioles, Blackbirds, and Their Kin: A Natural History:]
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I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:]
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to nourish civility
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to nourish a sense of self-worth
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When we slow down to pay attention to our own experience, we open ourselves to the love and richness that is here all the time. These are moments that can nourish your connection to your heart. [2003, Marilyn Byfield Paul, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys:]
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I thanked the Fort Leavenworth military historian, Colonel von Schlemmer, for nourishing my first hope to memorialize the Buffalo Soldiers [2010, Colin L. Powell, My American Journey:]
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Ye have nourished your hearts. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 5:5:]
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Nourished up in the words of faith. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 4:6:]
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This type of nourishes very well.
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a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty veins, and nourish little [1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Empire”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:]