rough – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of rough

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rough sth in
Participle: roughhed sth in
Gerund: roughhing sth in

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of rough

Indicative

Present

Irough sth in
yourough sth in
he;she;itroughs sth in
werough sth in
yourough sth in
theyrough sth in

Perfect

Ihave roughhed sth in
youhave roughhed sth in
he;she;ithas roughhed sth in
wehave roughhed sth in
youhave roughhed sth in
theyhave roughhed sth in

Past

Iroughhed sth in
youroughhed sth in
he;she;itroughhed sth in
weroughhed sth in
youroughhed sth in
theyroughhed sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad roughhed sth in
youhad roughhed sth in
he;she;ithad roughhed sth in
wehad roughhed sth in
youhad roughhed sth in
theyhad roughhed sth in

Future

Iwill rough sth in
youwill rough sth in
he;she;itwill rough sth in
wewill rough sth in
youwill rough sth in
theywill rough sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have roughhed sth in
youwill have roughhed sth in
he;she;itwill have roughhed sth in
wewill have roughhed sth in
youwill have roughhed sth in
theywill have roughhed sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Irough sth in
yourough sth in
he;she;itrough sth in
werough sth in
yourough sth in
theyrough sth in

Perfect

Ihave roughhed sth in
youhave roughhed sth in
he;she;ithave roughhed sth in
wehave roughhed sth in
youhave roughhed sth in
theyhave roughhed sth in

Imperfect

Iroughhed sth in
youroughhed sth in
he;she;itroughhed sth in
weroughhed sth in
youroughhed sth in
theyroughhed sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad roughhed sth in
youhad roughhed sth in
he;she;ithad roughhed sth in
wehad roughhed sth in
youhad roughhed sth in
theyhad roughhed sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould rough sth in
youwould rough sth in
he;she;itwould rough sth in
wewould rough sth in
youwould rough sth in
theywould rough sth in

Perfect

Iwould have roughhed sth in
youwould have roughhed sth in
he;she;itwould have roughhed sth in
wewould have roughhed sth in
youwould have roughhed sth in
theywould have roughhed sth in

Imperative

yourough sth in
weLet's rough sth in
yourough sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam roughhing sth in
youare roughhing sth in
he;she;itis roughhing sth in
weare roughhing sth in
youare roughhing sth in
theyare roughhing sth in

Perfect

Ihave been roughhing sth in
youhave been roughhing sth in
he;she;ithas been roughhing sth in
wehave been roughhing sth in
youhave been roughhing sth in
theyhave been roughhing sth in

Past

Iwas roughhing sth in
youwere roughhing sth in
he;she;itwas roughhing sth in
wewere roughhing sth in
youwere roughhing sth in
theywere roughhing sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been roughhing sth in
youhad been roughhing sth in
he;she;ithad been roughhing sth in
wehad been roughhing sth in
youhad been roughhing sth in
theyhad been roughhing sth in

Future

Iwill be roughhing sth in
youwill be roughhing sth in
he;she;itwill be roughhing sth in
wewill be roughhing sth in
youwill be roughhing sth in
theywill be roughhing sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been roughhing sth in
youwill have been roughhing sth in
he;she;itwill have been roughhing sth in
wewill have been roughhing sth in
youwill have been roughhing sth in
theywill have been roughhing sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be roughhing sth in
youwould be roughhing sth in
he;she;itwould be roughhing sth in
wewould be roughhing sth in
youwould be roughhing sth in
theywould be roughhing sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been roughhing sth in
youwould have been roughhing sth in
he;she;itwould have been roughhing sth in
wewould have been roughhing sth in
youwould have been roughhing sth in
theywould have been roughhing sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'rough'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, 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

  • Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
  • 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:]
  • […] 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)]
  • 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:]
  • to rough it
  • “[…]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:]
  • 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:]