Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rough sb up
Participle: roughed sb up
Gerund: roughing sb up
Indicative
Present
| I | rough sb up |
| you | rough sb up |
| he;she;it | roughs sb up |
| we | rough sb up |
| you | rough sb up |
| they | rough sb up |
Perfect
| I | have roughed sb up |
| you | have roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | has roughed sb up |
| we | have roughed sb up |
| you | have roughed sb up |
| they | have roughed sb up |
Past
| I | roughed sb up |
| you | roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | roughed sb up |
| we | roughed sb up |
| you | roughed sb up |
| they | roughed sb up |
Pluperfect
| I | had roughed sb up |
| you | had roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | had roughed sb up |
| we | had roughed sb up |
| you | had roughed sb up |
| they | had roughed sb up |
Future
| I | will rough sb up |
| you | will rough sb up |
| he;she;it | will rough sb up |
| we | will rough sb up |
| you | will rough sb up |
| they | will rough sb up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have roughed sb up |
| you | will have roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | will have roughed sb up |
| we | will have roughed sb up |
| you | will have roughed sb up |
| they | will have roughed sb up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rough sb up |
| you | rough sb up |
| he;she;it | rough sb up |
| we | rough sb up |
| you | rough sb up |
| they | rough sb up |
Perfect
| I | have roughed sb up |
| you | have roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | have roughed sb up |
| we | have roughed sb up |
| you | have roughed sb up |
| they | have roughed sb up |
Imperfect
| I | roughed sb up |
| you | roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | roughed sb up |
| we | roughed sb up |
| you | roughed sb up |
| they | roughed sb up |
Pluperfect
| I | had roughed sb up |
| you | had roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | had roughed sb up |
| we | had roughed sb up |
| you | had roughed sb up |
| they | had roughed sb up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rough sb up |
| you | would rough sb up |
| he;she;it | would rough sb up |
| we | would rough sb up |
| you | would rough sb up |
| they | would rough sb up |
Perfect
| I | would have roughed sb up |
| you | would have roughed sb up |
| he;she;it | would have roughed sb up |
| we | would have roughed sb up |
| you | would have roughed sb up |
| they | would have roughed sb up |
Imperative
| you | rough sb up |
| we | Let's rough sb up |
| you | rough sb up |
Verbs conjugated like 'rough'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rough'
cough,
dough,
hough,
rouge,
sough,
tough,
trough,
bouge,
couch,
crouch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz.
2. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). See: Danish '
ru'.
Sample Sentences
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Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
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On the floor, one beside the other, stood two amphoræ of veined marble-like limestone; one a huge vase 2 feet high and more than 6 feet round, finished and perfect, with two splendid spiral bands; and the other a smaller vase, of the same type, but only just roughed out of the block. [1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 90:]
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[…] roughing is not a part of the sport, and will not be tolerated. Referees will not permit unfair practices that may cause injury to a contestant, and are held strictly responsible for enforcing these rules. [1938, California. State Athletic Commission, Rules, Regulations and Law Regulating Boxing and Wrestling (page 42)]
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To Rough Horses, a word in familiar use among the dragoons to signify the act of breaking in horses, so as to adapt them to military purposes. [1802, Charles James, A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary:]
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to rough it
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“[…]Oh, but my husband is never so happy as when he is travelling. He likes roughing it. . . . My husband. . . . My husband. . . .” [1920, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Escape”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 280:]
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I was able to help Trudy set up camp and everything else, of course there are different ways to camp the usual comfortable way or roughed we of course roughed it and I did my best to keep warm. [2013, Anne-Marie K. Kittiphanh, If Life Gave Me LEMONS, I Would Turn It into HONEY, →ISBN:]