Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to polish off sb
Participle: polished off sb
Gerund: polishing off sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | polish off sb |
| you | polish off sb |
| he;she;it | polishes off sb |
| we | polish off sb |
| you | polish off sb |
| they | polish off sb |
Perfect
| I | have polished off sb |
| you | have polished off sb |
| he;she;it | has polished off sb |
| we | have polished off sb |
| you | have polished off sb |
| they | have polished off sb |
Past
| I | polished off sb |
| you | polished off sb |
| he;she;it | polished off sb |
| we | polished off sb |
| you | polished off sb |
| they | polished off sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished off sb |
| you | had polished off sb |
| he;she;it | had polished off sb |
| we | had polished off sb |
| you | had polished off sb |
| they | had polished off sb |
Future
| I | will polish off sb |
| you | will polish off sb |
| he;she;it | will polish off sb |
| we | will polish off sb |
| you | will polish off sb |
| they | will polish off sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have polished off sb |
| you | will have polished off sb |
| he;she;it | will have polished off sb |
| we | will have polished off sb |
| you | will have polished off sb |
| they | will have polished off sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | polish off sb |
| you | polish off sb |
| he;she;it | polish off sb |
| we | polish off sb |
| you | polish off sb |
| they | polish off sb |
Perfect
| I | have polished off sb |
| you | have polished off sb |
| he;she;it | have polished off sb |
| we | have polished off sb |
| you | have polished off sb |
| they | have polished off sb |
Imperfect
| I | polished off sb |
| you | polished off sb |
| he;she;it | polished off sb |
| we | polished off sb |
| you | polished off sb |
| they | polished off sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished off sb |
| you | had polished off sb |
| he;she;it | had polished off sb |
| we | had polished off sb |
| you | had polished off sb |
| they | had polished off sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would polish off sb |
| you | would polish off sb |
| he;she;it | would polish off sb |
| we | would polish off sb |
| you | would polish off sb |
| they | would polish off sb |
Perfect
| I | would have polished off sb |
| you | would have polished off sb |
| he;she;it | would have polished off sb |
| we | would have polished off sb |
| you | would have polished off sb |
| they | would have polished off sb |
Imperative
| you | polish off sb |
| we | Let's polish off sb |
| you | polish off sb |
Verbs conjugated like 'polish'
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 'polish'
abolish,
depolish,
expolish,
monish,
parish,
perish,
phish,
pish,
plash,
poise,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
poliss-, prp. stem of
polir "to polish," from L.
polire "to polish, make smooth," of unknown origin. The notion of "to free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded 1340.
Polished "elegant" is attested from c.1412. Slang
polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work. The noun is first recorded c.1704, from the verb.
2. From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin polīre (“to polish, make smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”), from the notion of fulling cloth. See: Latin '
polio'.
Sample Sentences
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The tone of the best society in this city, is like that of Boston; here and there, it may be, with a greater infusion of the mercantile spirit, but generally polished and refined, and always most hospitable. The houses and tables are elegant; the hours later and more rakish; and there is, perhaps, a greater spirit of contention in reference to appearances, and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Arrayed in a new calico dress, with clean, white apron, and high, well-starched turban, her black polished face glowing with satisfaction, she lingered, with needless punctiliousness, around the arrangements of the table, merely as an excuse for talking a little to her mistress.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)