bash – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bash

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of bash

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youbash sb up
weLet's bash sb up
youbash sb up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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:]