spit – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of spit

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)