spit – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of spit

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to spit out sth
Participle: spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
Gerund: spitting out sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ispit out sth
youspit out sth
he;she;itspits out sth
wespit out sth
youspit out sth
theyspit out sth

Perfect

Ihave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
he;she;ithas spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
wehave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
theyhave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth

Past

Ispitted out sth; spat out sth
youspitted out sth; spat out sth
he;she;itspitted out sth; spat out sth
wespitted out sth; spat out sth
youspitted out sth; spat out sth
theyspitted out sth; spat out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
he;she;ithad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
wehad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
theyhad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth

Future

Iwill spit out sth
youwill spit out sth
he;she;itwill spit out sth
wewill spit out sth
youwill spit out sth
theywill spit out sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youwill have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
he;she;itwill have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
wewill have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youwill have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
theywill have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ispit out sth
youspit out sth
he;she;itspit out sth
wespit out sth
youspit out sth
theyspit out sth

Perfect

Ihave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
he;she;ithave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
wehave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
theyhave spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth

Imperfect

Ispitted out sth; spat out sth
youspitted out sth; spat out sth
he;she;itspitted out sth; spat out sth
wespitted out sth; spat out sth
youspitted out sth; spat out sth
theyspitted out sth; spat out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
he;she;ithad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
wehad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youhad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
theyhad spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould spit out sth
youwould spit out sth
he;she;itwould spit out sth
wewould spit out sth
youwould spit out sth
theywould spit out sth

Perfect

Iwould have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youwould have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
he;she;itwould have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
wewould have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
youwould have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth
theywould have spitted out sth; spat out sth; spit out sth

Imperative

youspit out sth
weLet's spit out sth
youspit out sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam spitting out sth
youare spitting out sth
he;she;itis spitting out sth
weare spitting out sth
youare spitting out sth
theyare spitting out sth

Perfect

Ihave been spitting out sth
youhave been spitting out sth
he;she;ithas been spitting out sth
wehave been spitting out sth
youhave been spitting out sth
theyhave been spitting out sth

Past

Iwas spitting out sth
youwere spitting out sth
he;she;itwas spitting out sth
wewere spitting out sth
youwere spitting out sth
theywere spitting out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been spitting out sth
youhad been spitting out sth
he;she;ithad been spitting out sth
wehad been spitting out sth
youhad been spitting out sth
theyhad been spitting out sth

Future

Iwill be spitting out sth
youwill be spitting out sth
he;she;itwill be spitting out sth
wewill be spitting out sth
youwill be spitting out sth
theywill be spitting out sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been spitting out sth
youwill have been spitting out sth
he;she;itwill have been spitting out sth
wewill have been spitting out sth
youwill have been spitting out sth
theywill have been spitting out sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be spitting out sth
youwould be spitting out sth
he;she;itwould be spitting out sth
wewould be spitting out sth
youwould be spitting out sth
theywould be spitting out sth

Perfect

Iwould have been spitting out sth
youwould have been spitting out sth
he;she;itwould have been spitting out sth
wewould have been spitting out sth
youwould have been spitting out sth
theywould have been spitting out sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'spit'

spit,

Verbs similar to 'spit'

pit, shit, sit, skit, slit, spat, spet, spin, spirt, spite,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spew
salivate, expectorate, drool, drivel, slobber, splutter, sputter

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "expel saliva," O.E. spittan (Anglian), spætan (W.Saxon), from PIE *sp(y)eu-, of imitative origin (see spew). Not the usual O.E. word for this; spætlan (see spittle) and spiwan (see spew) are more common. Meaning "to eject saliva (at someone or something) as a gesture of contempt" is in O.E. The noun is attested from c.1300. Meaning "the very likeness" is attested from 1602 (e.g. spitting image, attested from 1901); cf. Fr. craché in same sense. Military phrase spit and polish first recorded 1895. Spitball is from 1846 in the schoolboy sense, 1905 in the baseball sense.
2. The noun is from Middle English spit, spite, spete, spette, spyte, spytte (“rod on which meat is cooked; rod used as a torture instrument; short spear; point of a spear; spine in the fin of a fish; pointed object; dagger symbol; land projecting into the sea”), from Old English spitu (“rod on which meat is cooked; spit”), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod; skewer; spike”), *spituz (“rod on which meat is cooked; stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *speyd-, *spey- (“sharp; sharp stick”). The English word is cognate with Dutch spit, Low German Spitt (“pike, spear; spike; skewer; spit”), Danish spid, Swedish spett (“skewer; spit; type of crowbar”).
3. The verb is derived from the noun, or from Middle English spiten (“to put on a spit; to impale”), from spit, spite: see above. The English verb is cognate with Middle Dutch speten, spitten (modern Dutch speten), Middle Low German speten (Low German spitten, modern German spießen (“to skewer, to spear”), spissen (now dialectal)) and Danish spidde. See: Dutch 'speten', Low Saxon 'spitten', German, old spelling 'spießen', Danish 'spidde'.

Verbs referencing "spit"

English spew, English spud, English spate, Sranan spiti.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] A glow of delight came over me at this discovery; and as I marked his face turn paler and paler, and saw the ball of tobacco in his left cheek, quiver with his suppressed agony, while yet he spat, and chewed, and spat again, in emulation of his older friend, I could have fallen on his neck and implored him to go on for hours. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] over me at this discovery; and as I marked his face turn paler and paler, and saw the ball of tobacco in his left cheek, quiver with his suppressed agony, while yet he spat, and chewed, and spat again, in emulation of his older friend, I could have fallen on his neck and implored him to go on for hours. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] with his valuables to the warmest corner, disposed them under his chair, sat down, and looked rather apprehensively up at the worthy whose heels illustrated the end of the mantel-piece, who was spitting from right to left, with a courage and energy rather alarming to gentlemen of weak nerves and particular habits. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] long-legged veteran, who had been besieging the fire-iron, as before related, now took down his cumbrous length, and rearing aloft his tall form, walked up to the advertisement and very deliberately spit a full discharge of tobacco-juice on it. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] are self-possessed directly, and some are much perplexed to make out where they are until they have rubbed their eyes, and leaning on one elbow, looked about them. Some yawn, some groan, nearly all spit, and a few get up. I am among the risers: for it is easy to feel, without going into the fresh air, that the atmosphere of the cabin is vile in the last degree. I huddle on my clothes, go down [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Haley shook his head, and spit impressively. “ That won't do, no ways, ” he said, and began his smoking again. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He always chews and always spits, and never encumbers himself with a pocket-handkerchief. The consequences to the box passenger, especially when the wind blows towards him, are not agreeable. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Likely story ! ” said the other, shortly, as he passed on. He paused a moment before Dolph; then spitting a discharge of tobacco-juice on his well-blacked boots, and giving a contemptuous umph, he walked on. Again he stopped before Susan and Emmeline. He put out his heavy, dirty hand, and drew the girl [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I'd a flogged her into ’ t, ” said Legree, spitting, “ only there's such a press o ’ work, it don't seem wuth a while to upset her jist now. She's slender; but these yer slender gals will bear half killin ’ to get their own way ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ The more fool you ! ” said Legree, spitting scornfully at him, and spurning him with his foot. “ Never mind; I'll chase you down, yet, and bring you under,—you'll see ! ” and Legree turned away. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)