clutch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of clutch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to clutch
Participle: clutched
Gerund: clutching

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of clutch

Indicative

Present

Iclutch
youclutch
he;she;itclutches
weclutch
youclutch
theyclutch

Perfect

Ihave clutched
youhave clutched
he;she;ithas clutched
wehave clutched
youhave clutched
theyhave clutched

Past

Iclutched
youclutched
he;she;itclutched
weclutched
youclutched
theyclutched

Pluperfect

Ihad clutched
youhad clutched
he;she;ithad clutched
wehad clutched
youhad clutched
theyhad clutched

Future

Iwill clutch
youwill clutch
he;she;itwill clutch
wewill clutch
youwill clutch
theywill clutch

Future Perfect

Iwill have clutched
youwill have clutched
he;she;itwill have clutched
wewill have clutched
youwill have clutched
theywill have clutched

Subjunctive

Present

Iclutch
youclutch
he;she;itclutch
weclutch
youclutch
theyclutch

Perfect

Ihave clutched
youhave clutched
he;she;ithave clutched
wehave clutched
youhave clutched
theyhave clutched

Imperfect

Iclutched
youclutched
he;she;itclutched
weclutched
youclutched
theyclutched

Pluperfect

Ihad clutched
youhad clutched
he;she;ithad clutched
wehad clutched
youhad clutched
theyhad clutched

Conditional

Present

Iwould clutch
youwould clutch
he;she;itwould clutch
wewould clutch
youwould clutch
theywould clutch

Perfect

Iwould have clutched
youwould have clutched
he;she;itwould have clutched
wewould have clutched
youwould have clutched
theywould have clutched

Imperative

youclutch
weLet's clutch
youclutch

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam clutching
youare clutching
he;she;itis clutching
weare clutching
youare clutching
theyare clutching

Perfect

Ihave been clutching
youhave been clutching
he;she;ithas been clutching
wehave been clutching
youhave been clutching
theyhave been clutching

Past

Iwas clutching
youwere clutching
he;she;itwas clutching
wewere clutching
youwere clutching
theywere clutching

Pluperfect

Ihad been clutching
youhad been clutching
he;she;ithad been clutching
wehad been clutching
youhad been clutching
theyhad been clutching

Future

Iwill be clutching
youwill be clutching
he;she;itwill be clutching
wewill be clutching
youwill be clutching
theywill be clutching

Future Perfect

Iwill have been clutching
youwill have been clutching
he;she;itwill have been clutching
wewill have been clutching
youwill have been clutching
theywill have been clutching

Conditional

Present

Iwould be clutching
youwould be clutching
he;she;itwould be clutching
wewould be clutching
youwould be clutching
theywould be clutching

Perfect

Iwould have been clutching
youwould have been clutching
he;she;itwould have been clutching
wewould have been clutching
youwould have been clutching
theywould have been clutching

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'clutch'

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 'clutch'

clatch, clitch, crutch, glutch, blotch, catch, church, clench, clinch, cluck,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grip or grasp tightly
grasp
to hold firmly, particularly with the hand
begrasp, begrip, belock, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, enclasp, fang, fondle, glaum, grab, grabble, grasp, grip, hang on, hold, hold on, hold tight, nim, seize, stranglehold, take
grab
snatch, grasp, seize, grip, clasp, snag, clench

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English clucchen, clicchen, cluchen, clechen, cleken, from Old English clyċċan (“to clutch, clench”), from Proto-West Germanic *klukkjan, from Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).
2. Cognate with Swedish klyka (“clamp, fork, branch”). The noun is from Middle English cleche, cloche, cloke ("claw, talon, hand"; compare Scots cleuk, cluke, cluik (“claw, talon”)), of uncertain origin, with the form probably assimilated to the verb.
3. Alternative etymology derives Old English clyċċan from Proto-Germanic *klēk- (“claw, hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *glēk-, *ǵlēḱ- (“claw, hand; to clutch, snatch”). If so, then cognate with Irish glac (“hand”). See: Swedish 'klyka', Irish 'glac'.

Verbs referencing "clutch"

Scots cleek, Norwegian, nynorsk kløtsje.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] picture of forlorn affliction and distress of mind. My heart bled for him; and when the tears ran down his cheeks, and he took one of the visitors aside, to ask, with his trembling hands nervously clutching at his coat to detain him, whether there was no hope of his dismal sentence being commuted, the spectacle was really too painful to witness. I never saw or heard of any kind of misery that [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)