Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cuff
Participle: cuffed
Gerund: cuffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cuff |
| you | cuff |
| he;she;it | cuffs |
| we | cuff |
| you | cuff |
| they | cuff |
Perfect
| I | have cuffed |
| you | have cuffed |
| he;she;it | has cuffed |
| we | have cuffed |
| you | have cuffed |
| they | have cuffed |
Past
| I | cuffed |
| you | cuffed |
| he;she;it | cuffed |
| we | cuffed |
| you | cuffed |
| they | cuffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cuffed |
| you | had cuffed |
| he;she;it | had cuffed |
| we | had cuffed |
| you | had cuffed |
| they | had cuffed |
Future
| I | will cuff |
| you | will cuff |
| he;she;it | will cuff |
| we | will cuff |
| you | will cuff |
| they | will cuff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cuffed |
| you | will have cuffed |
| he;she;it | will have cuffed |
| we | will have cuffed |
| you | will have cuffed |
| they | will have cuffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cuff |
| you | cuff |
| he;she;it | cuff |
| we | cuff |
| you | cuff |
| they | cuff |
Perfect
| I | have cuffed |
| you | have cuffed |
| he;she;it | have cuffed |
| we | have cuffed |
| you | have cuffed |
| they | have cuffed |
Imperfect
| I | cuffed |
| you | cuffed |
| he;she;it | cuffed |
| we | cuffed |
| you | cuffed |
| they | cuffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cuffed |
| you | had cuffed |
| he;she;it | had cuffed |
| we | had cuffed |
| you | had cuffed |
| they | had cuffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cuff |
| you | would cuff |
| he;she;it | would cuff |
| we | would cuff |
| you | would cuff |
| they | would cuff |
Perfect
| I | would have cuffed |
| you | would have cuffed |
| he;she;it | would have cuffed |
| we | would have cuffed |
| you | would have cuffed |
| they | would have cuffed |
Imperative
| you | cuff |
| we | Let's cuff |
| you | cuff |
Verbs conjugated like 'cuff'
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 'cuff'
buff,
chuff,
duff,
fuff,
guff,
huff,
luff,
muff,
puff,
ruff,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English cuffe, coffe (“glove, mitten”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old English cuffie (“hood, cap”), from Medieval Latin cofia, cofea, cuffa, cuphia (“helmet, headdress, hood, cap”), from Frankish *kuf(f)ja (“headdress”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju, from Proto-Germanic *kupjō (“cap”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap”).
Verbs referencing "cuff"
Welsh
cwffio.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of which he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your Citizens ? He is a public nuisance, is he not ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘A convicted liar ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘He has been kicked, and cuffed, and caned ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘And he is utterly dishonourable, debased, and profligate ? ’ ‘Yes, sir. ’ ‘In the name of wonder, then, what is his merit ? ’ ‘Well, sir, he is a smart man. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)