Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pad sth out
Participle: padded sth out
Gerund: padding sth out
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | pad sth out |
| you | pad sth out |
| he;she;it | pads sth out |
| we | pad sth out |
| you | pad sth out |
| they | pad sth out |
Perfect
| I | have padded sth out |
| you | have padded sth out |
| he;she;it | has padded sth out |
| we | have padded sth out |
| you | have padded sth out |
| they | have padded sth out |
Past
| I | padded sth out |
| you | padded sth out |
| he;she;it | padded sth out |
| we | padded sth out |
| you | padded sth out |
| they | padded sth out |
Pluperfect
| I | had padded sth out |
| you | had padded sth out |
| he;she;it | had padded sth out |
| we | had padded sth out |
| you | had padded sth out |
| they | had padded sth out |
Future
| I | will pad sth out |
| you | will pad sth out |
| he;she;it | will pad sth out |
| we | will pad sth out |
| you | will pad sth out |
| they | will pad sth out |
Future Perfect
| I | will have padded sth out |
| you | will have padded sth out |
| he;she;it | will have padded sth out |
| we | will have padded sth out |
| you | will have padded sth out |
| they | will have padded sth out |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pad sth out |
| you | pad sth out |
| he;she;it | pad sth out |
| we | pad sth out |
| you | pad sth out |
| they | pad sth out |
Perfect
| I | have padded sth out |
| you | have padded sth out |
| he;she;it | have padded sth out |
| we | have padded sth out |
| you | have padded sth out |
| they | have padded sth out |
Imperfect
| I | padded sth out |
| you | padded sth out |
| he;she;it | padded sth out |
| we | padded sth out |
| you | padded sth out |
| they | padded sth out |
Pluperfect
| I | had padded sth out |
| you | had padded sth out |
| he;she;it | had padded sth out |
| we | had padded sth out |
| you | had padded sth out |
| they | had padded sth out |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pad sth out |
| you | would pad sth out |
| he;she;it | would pad sth out |
| we | would pad sth out |
| you | would pad sth out |
| they | would pad sth out |
Perfect
| I | would have padded sth out |
| you | would have padded sth out |
| he;she;it | would have padded sth out |
| we | would have padded sth out |
| you | would have padded sth out |
| they | would have padded sth out |
Imperative
| you | pad sth out |
| we | Let's pad sth out |
| you | pad sth out |
Verbs conjugated like 'pad'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pad'
bad,
dad,
gad,
mad,
pal,
pam,
pan,
pap,
par,
pat,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- cushion
- mat, pillow, stuffing, wadding, filling, padding, matting, bolster
- augment
- inflate, increase, expand, enlarge, amplify, spread, stretch, lengthen
Antonyms
- augment
- reduction, deduction, curtailment, diminution
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1554, "bundle of straw to lie on," possibly from Low Ger. or Flem. pad "sole of the foot." Meaning "cushion-like part of an animal foot" is from 1836 in Eng. Generalized sense of "something soft" is from c.1700; the sense of "a number of sheets fastened together" (in writing pad, drawing pad, etc.) is from 1865. Sense of "take off or landing place for a helicopter" is from 1960. The word persisted in underworld slang from early 18c. in the sense "sleeping place," and was popularized again c.1959, originally in beatnik speech (later hippie slang) in its original sense of "place to sleep temporarily." The verb meaning "to stuff, increase the amount of" is first recorded 1827, from the noun; transf. to expense accounts, etc. from 1913. Padded cell in an asylum or prison is from 1862 (padded room).
2. 1554, "bundle of straw to lie on". Unknown, and unclear all senses have common etymology. For sense "ends of a digit", cf. Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.
Sample Sentences
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The author began to pad her succinct stories with trite descriptions to keep up with current market trends.
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pad one's expenses
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"Obama pads delegate lead […] with win in key western state." [2008 May 21, Austin American-Statesman:]
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to pad cloth
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[…] to pad a piece in diluted acetate of alumine to obtain a pale lemon ground […] [1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia:]
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pad down the corridor