patch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of patch

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)