Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slouch
Participle: slouched
Gerund: slouching
Indicative
Present
| I | slouch |
| you | slouch |
| he;she;it | slouches |
| we | slouch |
| you | slouch |
| they | slouch |
Perfect
| I | have slouched |
| you | have slouched |
| he;she;it | has slouched |
| we | have slouched |
| you | have slouched |
| they | have slouched |
Past
| I | slouched |
| you | slouched |
| he;she;it | slouched |
| we | slouched |
| you | slouched |
| they | slouched |
Pluperfect
| I | had slouched |
| you | had slouched |
| he;she;it | had slouched |
| we | had slouched |
| you | had slouched |
| they | had slouched |
Future
| I | will slouch |
| you | will slouch |
| he;she;it | will slouch |
| we | will slouch |
| you | will slouch |
| they | will slouch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slouched |
| you | will have slouched |
| he;she;it | will have slouched |
| we | will have slouched |
| you | will have slouched |
| they | will have slouched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slouch |
| you | slouch |
| he;she;it | slouch |
| we | slouch |
| you | slouch |
| they | slouch |
Perfect
| I | have slouched |
| you | have slouched |
| he;she;it | have slouched |
| we | have slouched |
| you | have slouched |
| they | have slouched |
Imperfect
| I | slouched |
| you | slouched |
| he;she;it | slouched |
| we | slouched |
| you | slouched |
| they | slouched |
Pluperfect
| I | had slouched |
| you | had slouched |
| he;she;it | had slouched |
| we | had slouched |
| you | had slouched |
| they | had slouched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slouch |
| you | would slouch |
| he;she;it | would slouch |
| we | would slouch |
| you | would slouch |
| they | would slouch |
Perfect
| I | would have slouched |
| you | would have slouched |
| he;she;it | would have slouched |
| we | would have slouched |
| you | would have slouched |
| they | would have slouched |
Imperative
| you | slouch |
| we | Let's slouch |
| you | slouch |
Verbs conjugated like 'slouch'
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 'slouch'
scouch,
slough,
smouch,
avouch,
blotch,
couch,
crouch,
floush,
grouch,
louche,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”). See: Swedish '
sloka'.
Sample Sentences
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Do not slouch when playing a flute.
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I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
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[…] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep. [1896, Duncan Campbell Scott, In the Village of Viger, page 107:]
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Disappointment slouched him into the pew. [2012, Kim Vogel Sawyer, When Hope Blossoms, page 281:]