bash – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bash

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bash sb about
Participle: bashed sb about
Gerund: bashing sb about

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of bash

Indicative

Present

Ibash sb about
youbash sb about
he;she;itbashes sb about
webash sb about
youbash sb about
theybash sb about

Perfect

Ihave bashed sb about
youhave bashed sb about
he;she;ithas bashed sb about
wehave bashed sb about
youhave bashed sb about
theyhave bashed sb about

Past

Ibashed sb about
youbashed sb about
he;she;itbashed sb about
webashed sb about
youbashed sb about
theybashed sb about

Pluperfect

Ihad bashed sb about
youhad bashed sb about
he;she;ithad bashed sb about
wehad bashed sb about
youhad bashed sb about
theyhad bashed sb about

Future

Iwill bash sb about
youwill bash sb about
he;she;itwill bash sb about
wewill bash sb about
youwill bash sb about
theywill bash sb about

Future Perfect

Iwill have bashed sb about
youwill have bashed sb about
he;she;itwill have bashed sb about
wewill have bashed sb about
youwill have bashed sb about
theywill have bashed sb about

Subjunctive

Present

Ibash sb about
youbash sb about
he;she;itbash sb about
webash sb about
youbash sb about
theybash sb about

Perfect

Ihave bashed sb about
youhave bashed sb about
he;she;ithave bashed sb about
wehave bashed sb about
youhave bashed sb about
theyhave bashed sb about

Imperfect

Ibashed sb about
youbashed sb about
he;she;itbashed sb about
webashed sb about
youbashed sb about
theybashed sb about

Pluperfect

Ihad bashed sb about
youhad bashed sb about
he;she;ithad bashed sb about
wehad bashed sb about
youhad bashed sb about
theyhad bashed sb about

Conditional

Present

Iwould bash sb about
youwould bash sb about
he;she;itwould bash sb about
wewould bash sb about
youwould bash sb about
theywould bash sb about

Perfect

Iwould have bashed sb about
youwould have bashed sb about
he;she;itwould have bashed sb about
wewould have bashed sb about
youwould have bashed sb about
theywould have bashed sb about

Imperative

youbash sb about
weLet's bash sb about
youbash sb about

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bashing sb about
youare bashing sb about
he;she;itis bashing sb about
weare bashing sb about
youare bashing sb about
theyare bashing sb about

Perfect

Ihave been bashing sb about
youhave been bashing sb about
he;she;ithas been bashing sb about
wehave been bashing sb about
youhave been bashing sb about
theyhave been bashing sb about

Past

Iwas bashing sb about
youwere bashing sb about
he;she;itwas bashing sb about
wewere bashing sb about
youwere bashing sb about
theywere bashing sb about

Pluperfect

Ihad been bashing sb about
youhad been bashing sb about
he;she;ithad been bashing sb about
wehad been bashing sb about
youhad been bashing sb about
theyhad been bashing sb about

Future

Iwill be bashing sb about
youwill be bashing sb about
he;she;itwill be bashing sb about
wewill be bashing sb about
youwill be bashing sb about
theywill be bashing sb about

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bashing sb about
youwill have been bashing sb about
he;she;itwill have been bashing sb about
wewill have been bashing sb about
youwill have been bashing sb about
theywill have been bashing sb about

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bashing sb about
youwould be bashing sb about
he;she;itwould be bashing sb about
wewould be bashing sb about
youwould be bashing sb about
theywould be bashing sb about

Perfect

Iwould have been bashing sb about
youwould have been bashing sb about
he;she;itwould have been bashing sb about
wewould have been bashing sb about
youwould have been bashing sb about
theywould have been bashing sb about

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bash'

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 'bash'

abash, ash, bach, base, bask, bass, bath, bosh, brash, bush,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To criticize harshly.
criticize
strike
punch, hit, whack, thrash, flail, kick, buffet, smack

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "to strike violently," 1641, perhaps of Scand. origin (cf. Swed. basa "to baste, whip, flog, lash," Da. baske "to beat, strike, cudgel"), from O.N. *basca "to strike;" or the whole group may be independently derived and echoic. Fig. sense of "abuse verbally or in writing" is from 1948. On a bash "on a drunken spree" is slang from 1901, which gave the word its sense of "party."
2. From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”) See: Swedish 'basa', Danish 'baske', German, old spelling 'patschen'.

Verbs referencing "bash"

German, old spelling bashen.

Sample Sentences

  • The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.
  • If the engine won't start, bash it with this hammer.
  • It was planned that the sick men were to crawl over and simultaneously seize the fire-arms and bash us with them while the women flung themselves upon the trackers. [1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 141:]
  • It isn't the creature's fault that it bashed its head against a tree outside our hole. [1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:]
  • Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.
  • The bulls backed apart and ran together, tusks clashing — Ed held his trunk down while Conrad curled his high over his head, out of the way of Ed's tusks as the faces bashed together. [1998, Katharine Payne, Silent Thunder, page 74:]
  • He bashed my ideas.
  • The entertainment industry, the artistic community, and much of the educational establishment, which so profoundly influence American culture, relentlessly assault religion, promote promiscuity, encourage illegitimacy, and bash America. [1994, Richard Nixon, “America Beyond Peace”, in Beyond Peace, New York: Random House, →ISBN, page 236:]
  • This is consistent with new research about to be published by Tax Justice UK that found that, when making the case for a more progressive tax system, bashing the wealthy resonated far less well with voters than specific arguments about closing loopholes and increasing particular taxes. [2020 February 16, Sonia Sodha, “Politicians should stop bashing the rich… most of us just don’t agree”, in The Observer:]