tuck – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tuck

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tuck in
Participle: tucked in
Gerund: tucking in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ituck in
youtuck in
he;she;ittucks in
wetuck in
youtuck in
theytuck in

Perfect

Ihave tucked in
youhave tucked in
he;she;ithas tucked in
wehave tucked in
youhave tucked in
theyhave tucked in

Past

Itucked in
youtucked in
he;she;ittucked in
wetucked in
youtucked in
theytucked in

Pluperfect

Ihad tucked in
youhad tucked in
he;she;ithad tucked in
wehad tucked in
youhad tucked in
theyhad tucked in

Future

Iwill tuck in
youwill tuck in
he;she;itwill tuck in
wewill tuck in
youwill tuck in
theywill tuck in

Future Perfect

Iwill have tucked in
youwill have tucked in
he;she;itwill have tucked in
wewill have tucked in
youwill have tucked in
theywill have tucked in

Subjunctive

Present

Ituck in
youtuck in
he;she;ittuck in
wetuck in
youtuck in
theytuck in

Perfect

Ihave tucked in
youhave tucked in
he;she;ithave tucked in
wehave tucked in
youhave tucked in
theyhave tucked in

Imperfect

Itucked in
youtucked in
he;she;ittucked in
wetucked in
youtucked in
theytucked in

Pluperfect

Ihad tucked in
youhad tucked in
he;she;ithad tucked in
wehad tucked in
youhad tucked in
theyhad tucked in

Conditional

Present

Iwould tuck in
youwould tuck in
he;she;itwould tuck in
wewould tuck in
youwould tuck in
theywould tuck in

Perfect

Iwould have tucked in
youwould have tucked in
he;she;itwould have tucked in
wewould have tucked in
youwould have tucked in
theywould have tucked in

Imperative

youtuck in
weLet's tuck in
youtuck in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tucking in
youare tucking in
he;she;itis tucking in
weare tucking in
youare tucking in
theyare tucking in

Perfect

Ihave been tucking in
youhave been tucking in
he;she;ithas been tucking in
wehave been tucking in
youhave been tucking in
theyhave been tucking in

Past

Iwas tucking in
youwere tucking in
he;she;itwas tucking in
wewere tucking in
youwere tucking in
theywere tucking in

Pluperfect

Ihad been tucking in
youhad been tucking in
he;she;ithad been tucking in
wehad been tucking in
youhad been tucking in
theyhad been tucking in

Future

Iwill be tucking in
youwill be tucking in
he;she;itwill be tucking in
wewill be tucking in
youwill be tucking in
theywill be tucking in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tucking in
youwill have been tucking in
he;she;itwill have been tucking in
wewill have been tucking in
youwill have been tucking in
theywill have been tucking in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tucking in
youwould be tucking in
he;she;itwould be tucking in
wewould be tucking in
youwould be tucking in
theywould be tucking in

Perfect

Iwould have been tucking in
youwould have been tucking in
he;she;itwould have been tucking in
wewould have been tucking in
youwould have been tucking in
theywould have been tucking in

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)