Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to welsh
Participle: welshed
Gerund: welshing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | welsh |
| you | welsh |
| he;she;it | welshes |
| we | welsh |
| you | welsh |
| they | welsh |
Perfect
| I | have welshed |
| you | have welshed |
| he;she;it | has welshed |
| we | have welshed |
| you | have welshed |
| they | have welshed |
Past
| I | welshed |
| you | welshed |
| he;she;it | welshed |
| we | welshed |
| you | welshed |
| they | welshed |
Pluperfect
| I | had welshed |
| you | had welshed |
| he;she;it | had welshed |
| we | had welshed |
| you | had welshed |
| they | had welshed |
Future
| I | will welsh |
| you | will welsh |
| he;she;it | will welsh |
| we | will welsh |
| you | will welsh |
| they | will welsh |
Future Perfect
| I | will have welshed |
| you | will have welshed |
| he;she;it | will have welshed |
| we | will have welshed |
| you | will have welshed |
| they | will have welshed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | welsh |
| you | welsh |
| he;she;it | welsh |
| we | welsh |
| you | welsh |
| they | welsh |
Perfect
| I | have welshed |
| you | have welshed |
| he;she;it | have welshed |
| we | have welshed |
| you | have welshed |
| they | have welshed |
Imperfect
| I | welshed |
| you | welshed |
| he;she;it | welshed |
| we | welshed |
| you | welshed |
| they | welshed |
Pluperfect
| I | had welshed |
| you | had welshed |
| he;she;it | had welshed |
| we | had welshed |
| you | had welshed |
| they | had welshed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would welsh |
| you | would welsh |
| he;she;it | would welsh |
| we | would welsh |
| you | would welsh |
| they | would welsh |
Perfect
| I | would have welshed |
| you | would have welshed |
| he;she;it | would have welshed |
| we | would have welshed |
| you | would have welshed |
| they | would have welshed |
Imperative
| you | welsh |
| we | Let's welsh |
| you | welsh |
Verbs conjugated like 'welsh'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'welsh'
welch,
belch,
deash,
felch,
leash,
mesh,
mulsh,
nesh,
relish,
telish,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
- to give money, or other compensation, in exchange for goods or services
- buy, default, discharge, earn, levant, repudiate, steal, pay, waive
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Sometimes held to derive from disparaging stereotypes about the Welsh, though firm evidence of this derivation is lacking. Compare gyp (“swindle”), probably from Gypsy, and jew (“defraud”), from Jew.
Sample Sentences
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"He can weasel out if^([sic]) it." Ibanez massaged her knuckles. "He can say Couch welshed on a deal, and didn't show, and that's why Karen got got. It isn't conclusive. I have another thing I can lay on him, but even the two combined won't do. We need a third smoking gun if we're really gonna smoke this son of a bitch." [2023 September 28, HarryBlank, “Hooking Up”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:]