patch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of patch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to patch sth together
Participle: patched sth together
Gerund: patching sth together

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipatch sth together
youpatch sth together
he;she;itpatches sth together
wepatch sth together
youpatch sth together
theypatch sth together

Perfect

Ihave patched sth together
youhave patched sth together
he;she;ithas patched sth together
wehave patched sth together
youhave patched sth together
theyhave patched sth together

Past

Ipatched sth together
youpatched sth together
he;she;itpatched sth together
wepatched sth together
youpatched sth together
theypatched sth together

Pluperfect

Ihad patched sth together
youhad patched sth together
he;she;ithad patched sth together
wehad patched sth together
youhad patched sth together
theyhad patched sth together

Future

Iwill patch sth together
youwill patch sth together
he;she;itwill patch sth together
wewill patch sth together
youwill patch sth together
theywill patch sth together

Future Perfect

Iwill have patched sth together
youwill have patched sth together
he;she;itwill have patched sth together
wewill have patched sth together
youwill have patched sth together
theywill have patched sth together

Subjunctive

Present

Ipatch sth together
youpatch sth together
he;she;itpatch sth together
wepatch sth together
youpatch sth together
theypatch sth together

Perfect

Ihave patched sth together
youhave patched sth together
he;she;ithave patched sth together
wehave patched sth together
youhave patched sth together
theyhave patched sth together

Imperfect

Ipatched sth together
youpatched sth together
he;she;itpatched sth together
wepatched sth together
youpatched sth together
theypatched sth together

Pluperfect

Ihad patched sth together
youhad patched sth together
he;she;ithad patched sth together
wehad patched sth together
youhad patched sth together
theyhad patched sth together

Conditional

Present

Iwould patch sth together
youwould patch sth together
he;she;itwould patch sth together
wewould patch sth together
youwould patch sth together
theywould patch sth together

Perfect

Iwould have patched sth together
youwould have patched sth together
he;she;itwould have patched sth together
wewould have patched sth together
youwould have patched sth together
theywould have patched sth together

Imperative

youpatch sth together
weLet's patch sth together
youpatch sth together

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam patching sth together
youare patching sth together
he;she;itis patching sth together
weare patching sth together
youare patching sth together
theyare patching sth together

Perfect

Ihave been patching sth together
youhave been patching sth together
he;she;ithas been patching sth together
wehave been patching sth together
youhave been patching sth together
theyhave been patching sth together

Past

Iwas patching sth together
youwere patching sth together
he;she;itwas patching sth together
wewere patching sth together
youwere patching sth together
theywere patching sth together

Pluperfect

Ihad been patching sth together
youhad been patching sth together
he;she;ithad been patching sth together
wehad been patching sth together
youhad been patching sth together
theyhad been patching sth together

Future

Iwill be patching sth together
youwill be patching sth together
he;she;itwill be patching sth together
wewill be patching sth together
youwill be patching sth together
theywill be patching sth together

Future Perfect

Iwill have been patching sth together
youwill have been patching sth together
he;she;itwill have been patching sth together
wewill have been patching sth together
youwill have been patching sth together
theywill have been patching sth together

Conditional

Present

Iwould be patching sth together
youwould be patching sth together
he;she;itwould be patching sth together
wewould be patching sth together
youwould be patching sth together
theywould be patching sth together

Perfect

Iwould have been patching sth together
youwould have been patching sth together
he;she;itwould have been patching sth together
wewould have been patching sth together
youwould have been patching sth together
theywould have been patching sth together

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'patch'

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 'patch'

batch, catch, hatch, latch, match, parch, path, pitch, potch, ratch,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To repair as with patches
repair
to build or use a temporary solution
bodge, cludge, cobble together, jury-rig, kludge, kluge, knock together, knock up, MacGyver, make-do, patch-up
mend
sew, correct, darn, emend, fix, repair, restore, settle

Antonyms

mend
damage, hurt, impair, corrupt

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "piece of cloth used to mend another material," 1382, of obscure origin, perhaps a variant of pece, pieche, from O.N.Fr. pieche (see piece), or from an unrecorded O.E. word. The verb is 1447, from the noun; electronics sense of "to connect temporarily" is attested from 1923. Patchwork is from 1692. Phrase not a patch on "nowhere near as good as" is from 1860.
2. From Middle English patche, of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of earlier Middle English placche (“patch, spot, piece of cloth”), from Old English *plæċċ, *pleċċ (“a spot, mark, patch”), from Proto-West Germanic *plakkju, from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”). For the loss of l compare pat from Middle English platten. Germanic cognates would then include Middle English plecke, dialectal English pleck (“plot of ground, patch”), West Frisian plak (“place, spot”), Low German Plakk, Plakke (“spot, piece, patch”), Dutch plek (“spot, place, stain, patch”), Dutch plak (“piece, slab”), Swedish plagg (“garment”), Faroese plagg (“cloth, rag”).
3. Or, possibly a variant of Old French pieche, dialectal variant of piece (“piece”). Compare also Old Occitan petaç (“patch”). See: English 'pleck'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] and fine weather (all wrong, or I should n't be half so fond of her ); and for the ten thousand small fragments of genuine womanly tact, by which, without piecing them elaborately together, and patching them up into shape and form and case and pointed application, she nevertheless did plainly show that all young mothers on one side of the Atlantic were near and close at hand to their little [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and bloated faces at the doors, have counterparts at home, and all the wide world over. Debauchery has made the very houses prematurely old. See how the rotten beams are tumbling down, and how the patched and broken windows seem to scowl dimly, like eyes that have been hurt in drunken frays. Many of those pigs live here. Do they ever wonder why their masters walk upright in lieu of going on [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] full of interest for strangers from an old country: cabins with simple ovens, outside, made of clay; and lodgings for the pigs nearly as good as many of the human quarters; broken windows, patched with worn-out hats, old clothes, old boards, fragments of blankets and paper; and home-made dressers standing in the open air without the door, whereon was ranged the household store, not hard to [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] from his fair young wife her silken dress and jewels, unbind her braided hair, stamp early wrinkles on her brow, pinch her pale cheek with care and much privation, array her faded form in coarsely patched attire, let there be nothing but his love to set her forth or deck her out, and you shall put it to the proof indeed. So change his station in the world, that he shall see in those young things who [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)