tuck – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tuck

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tuck away sth
Participle: tucked away sth
Gerund: tucking away sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ituck away sth
youtuck away sth
he;she;ittucks away sth
wetuck away sth
youtuck away sth
theytuck away sth

Perfect

Ihave tucked away sth
youhave tucked away sth
he;she;ithas tucked away sth
wehave tucked away sth
youhave tucked away sth
theyhave tucked away sth

Past

Itucked away sth
youtucked away sth
he;she;ittucked away sth
wetucked away sth
youtucked away sth
theytucked away sth

Pluperfect

Ihad tucked away sth
youhad tucked away sth
he;she;ithad tucked away sth
wehad tucked away sth
youhad tucked away sth
theyhad tucked away sth

Future

Iwill tuck away sth
youwill tuck away sth
he;she;itwill tuck away sth
wewill tuck away sth
youwill tuck away sth
theywill tuck away sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have tucked away sth
youwill have tucked away sth
he;she;itwill have tucked away sth
wewill have tucked away sth
youwill have tucked away sth
theywill have tucked away sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ituck away sth
youtuck away sth
he;she;ittuck away sth
wetuck away sth
youtuck away sth
theytuck away sth

Perfect

Ihave tucked away sth
youhave tucked away sth
he;she;ithave tucked away sth
wehave tucked away sth
youhave tucked away sth
theyhave tucked away sth

Imperfect

Itucked away sth
youtucked away sth
he;she;ittucked away sth
wetucked away sth
youtucked away sth
theytucked away sth

Pluperfect

Ihad tucked away sth
youhad tucked away sth
he;she;ithad tucked away sth
wehad tucked away sth
youhad tucked away sth
theyhad tucked away sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould tuck away sth
youwould tuck away sth
he;she;itwould tuck away sth
wewould tuck away sth
youwould tuck away sth
theywould tuck away sth

Perfect

Iwould have tucked away sth
youwould have tucked away sth
he;she;itwould have tucked away sth
wewould have tucked away sth
youwould have tucked away sth
theywould have tucked away sth

Imperative

youtuck away sth
weLet's tuck away sth
youtuck away sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tucking away sth
youare tucking away sth
he;she;itis tucking away sth
weare tucking away sth
youare tucking away sth
theyare tucking away sth

Perfect

Ihave been tucking away sth
youhave been tucking away sth
he;she;ithas been tucking away sth
wehave been tucking away sth
youhave been tucking away sth
theyhave been tucking away sth

Past

Iwas tucking away sth
youwere tucking away sth
he;she;itwas tucking away sth
wewere tucking away sth
youwere tucking away sth
theywere tucking away sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been tucking away sth
youhad been tucking away sth
he;she;ithad been tucking away sth
wehad been tucking away sth
youhad been tucking away sth
theyhad been tucking away sth

Future

Iwill be tucking away sth
youwill be tucking away sth
he;she;itwill be tucking away sth
wewill be tucking away sth
youwill be tucking away sth
theywill be tucking away sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tucking away sth
youwill have been tucking away sth
he;she;itwill have been tucking away sth
wewill have been tucking away sth
youwill have been tucking away sth
theywill have been tucking away sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tucking away sth
youwould be tucking away sth
he;she;itwould be tucking away sth
wewould be tucking away sth
youwould be tucking away sth
theywould be tucking away sth

Perfect

Iwould have been tucking away sth
youwould have been tucking away sth
he;she;itwould have been tucking away sth
wewould have been tucking away sth
youwould have been tucking away sth
theywould have been tucking away sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tuck'

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 'tuck'

buck, cuck, duck, fuck, huck, luck, muck, puck, ruck, suck,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1385, "to pull or gather up," earlier "to pluck, stretch" (1273, implied in tucker), probably from M.L.G. or M.Du. tucken "pull up, draw up, tug" (cognate with O.E. tucian "mistreat, torment," and related to O.E. togian "to pull," Ger. zucken; see tow). Sense of "thrust into a snug place" is first recorded 1587. Slang meaning "to consume, swallow" is recorded from 1784. The noun is first attested 1387.
2. From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch. See: Middle English 'tuken'.

Verbs referencing "tuck"

Welsh twcio.

Sample Sentences

  • When she awoke, she found herself snugly tucked up on the bed, with a blanket over her, and little Ruth rubbing her hands with camphor. She opened her eyes in a state of dreamy, delicious languor, such as one who has long been bearing a heavy [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] wasn't a speculator. It was de peartest little thing ! and Missis she seemed to think a heap on ’ t, at first; it never cried,—it was likely and fat. But Missis tuck sick, and I tended her; and I tuck the fever, and my milk all left me, and the child it pined to skin and bone, and Missis wouldn't buy milk for it. She wouldn't hear to me, when I telled her I hadn't milk. She said she knowed I [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] it kept me awake, and made me good for nothing. She made me sleep in her room; and I had to put it away off in a little kind o ’ garret, and thar it cried itself to death, one night. It did; and I tuck to drinkin ’, to keep its crying out of my ears ! I did,—and I will drink ! I will, if I do go to torment for it ! Mas’r says I shall go to torment, and I tell him I 've got thar now ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Yes, ma’am, ” said Topsy, with profound attention. “ But the upper sheet, ” said Miss Ophelia, “ must be brought down in this way, and tucked under firm and smooth at the foot,—so,—the narrow hem at the foot. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Dorcas removed a comforter from the bed, straightened the clothes again, and tucked them in till Tom looked something like a chrysalis; remarking, as she did so, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ He won't know Polly,—my old man wo n't. Laws, it's five year since they tuck him ! She was a baby den,—couldn't but jist stand. Remember how tickled he used to be, cause she would keep a fallin ’ over, when she sot out to walk. Laws a me ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ The mocking foes flee Tucking their tails in agony ♪ (Magudam)