tuck – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tuck

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youtuck in sth
weLet's tuck in sth
youtuck in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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