Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to governess
Participle: governessed
Gerund: governessing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | governess |
| you | governess |
| he;she;it | governesses |
| we | governess |
| you | governess |
| they | governess |
Perfect
| I | have governessed |
| you | have governessed |
| he;she;it | has governessed |
| we | have governessed |
| you | have governessed |
| they | have governessed |
Past
| I | governessed |
| you | governessed |
| he;she;it | governessed |
| we | governessed |
| you | governessed |
| they | governessed |
Pluperfect
| I | had governessed |
| you | had governessed |
| he;she;it | had governessed |
| we | had governessed |
| you | had governessed |
| they | had governessed |
Future
| I | will governess |
| you | will governess |
| he;she;it | will governess |
| we | will governess |
| you | will governess |
| they | will governess |
Future Perfect
| I | will have governessed |
| you | will have governessed |
| he;she;it | will have governessed |
| we | will have governessed |
| you | will have governessed |
| they | will have governessed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | governess |
| you | governess |
| he;she;it | governess |
| we | governess |
| you | governess |
| they | governess |
Perfect
| I | have governessed |
| you | have governessed |
| he;she;it | have governessed |
| we | have governessed |
| you | have governessed |
| they | have governessed |
Imperfect
| I | governessed |
| you | governessed |
| he;she;it | governessed |
| we | governessed |
| you | governessed |
| they | governessed |
Pluperfect
| I | had governessed |
| you | had governessed |
| he;she;it | had governessed |
| we | had governessed |
| you | had governessed |
| they | had governessed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would governess |
| you | would governess |
| he;she;it | would governess |
| we | would governess |
| you | would governess |
| they | would governess |
Perfect
| I | would have governessed |
| you | would have governessed |
| he;she;it | would have governessed |
| we | would have governessed |
| you | would have governessed |
| they | would have governessed |
Imperative
| you | governess |
| we | Let's governess |
| you | governess |
Verbs conjugated like 'governess'
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 'governess'
govern,
overboss,
overdoss,
overdress,
overnet,
overpass,
overpress,
overtest,
compress,
congress,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English governesse, a contracted form of governeresse, from Old French governeresse (“female ruler or administrator”). In later senses, equivalent to govern(or) + -ess.
Sample Sentences