Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to polish
Participle: polished
Gerund: polishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | polish |
| you | polish |
| he;she;it | polishes |
| we | polish |
| you | polish |
| they | polish |
Perfect
| I | have polished |
| you | have polished |
| he;she;it | has polished |
| we | have polished |
| you | have polished |
| they | have polished |
Past
| I | polished |
| you | polished |
| he;she;it | polished |
| we | polished |
| you | polished |
| they | polished |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished |
| you | had polished |
| he;she;it | had polished |
| we | had polished |
| you | had polished |
| they | had polished |
Future
| I | will polish |
| you | will polish |
| he;she;it | will polish |
| we | will polish |
| you | will polish |
| they | will polish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have polished |
| you | will have polished |
| he;she;it | will have polished |
| we | will have polished |
| you | will have polished |
| they | will have polished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | polish |
| you | polish |
| he;she;it | polish |
| we | polish |
| you | polish |
| they | polish |
Perfect
| I | have polished |
| you | have polished |
| he;she;it | have polished |
| we | have polished |
| you | have polished |
| they | have polished |
Imperfect
| I | polished |
| you | polished |
| he;she;it | polished |
| we | polished |
| you | polished |
| they | polished |
Pluperfect
| I | had polished |
| you | had polished |
| he;she;it | had polished |
| we | had polished |
| you | had polished |
| they | had polished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would polish |
| you | would polish |
| he;she;it | would polish |
| we | would polish |
| you | would polish |
| they | would polish |
Perfect
| I | would have polished |
| you | would have polished |
| he;she;it | would have polished |
| we | would have polished |
| you | would have polished |
| they | would have polished |
Imperative
| you | polish |
| we | Let's polish |
| you | polish |
Verbs conjugated like 'polish'
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 'polish'
abolish,
depolish,
expolish,
monish,
parish,
perish,
phish,
pish,
plash,
poise,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
poliss-, prp. stem of
polir "to polish," from L.
polire "to polish, make smooth," of unknown origin. The notion of "to free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded 1340.
Polished "elegant" is attested from c.1412. Slang
polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work. The noun is first recorded c.1704, from the verb.
2. From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin polīre (“to polish, make smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”), from the notion of fulling cloth. See: Latin '
polio'.
Sample Sentences
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The tone of the best society in this city, is like that of Boston; here and there, it may be, with a greater infusion of the mercantile spirit, but generally polished and refined, and always most hospitable. The houses and tables are elegant; the hours later and more rakish; and there is, perhaps, a greater spirit of contention in reference to appearances, and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Arrayed in a new calico dress, with clean, white apron, and high, well-starched turban, her black polished face glowing with satisfaction, she lingered, with needless punctiliousness, around the arrangements of the table, merely as an excuse for talking a little to her mistress.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)