Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scratch
Participle: scratched
Gerund: scratching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scratch |
| you | scratch |
| he;she;it | scratches |
| we | scratch |
| you | scratch |
| they | scratch |
Perfect
| I | have scratched |
| you | have scratched |
| he;she;it | has scratched |
| we | have scratched |
| you | have scratched |
| they | have scratched |
Past
| I | scratched |
| you | scratched |
| he;she;it | scratched |
| we | scratched |
| you | scratched |
| they | scratched |
Pluperfect
| I | had scratched |
| you | had scratched |
| he;she;it | had scratched |
| we | had scratched |
| you | had scratched |
| they | had scratched |
Future
| I | will scratch |
| you | will scratch |
| he;she;it | will scratch |
| we | will scratch |
| you | will scratch |
| they | will scratch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scratched |
| you | will have scratched |
| he;she;it | will have scratched |
| we | will have scratched |
| you | will have scratched |
| they | will have scratched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scratch |
| you | scratch |
| he;she;it | scratch |
| we | scratch |
| you | scratch |
| they | scratch |
Perfect
| I | have scratched |
| you | have scratched |
| he;she;it | have scratched |
| we | have scratched |
| you | have scratched |
| they | have scratched |
Imperfect
| I | scratched |
| you | scratched |
| he;she;it | scratched |
| we | scratched |
| you | scratched |
| they | scratched |
Pluperfect
| I | had scratched |
| you | had scratched |
| he;she;it | had scratched |
| we | had scratched |
| you | had scratched |
| they | had scratched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scratch |
| you | would scratch |
| he;she;it | would scratch |
| we | would scratch |
| you | would scratch |
| they | would scratch |
Perfect
| I | would have scratched |
| you | would have scratched |
| he;she;it | would have scratched |
| we | would have scratched |
| you | would have scratched |
| they | would have scratched |
Imperative
| you | scratch |
| we | Let's scratch |
| you | scratch |
Verbs conjugated like 'scratch'
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 'scratch'
cratch,
scranch,
scritch,
bescratch,
catch,
clatch,
cranch,
crotch,
crutch,
fratch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material
- blue-pencil, cancel, clear, cross out, eliminate, erase, exclude, expunge, obliterate, remove, rub out, score, scrap, scrub, squelch, strike, strike out, terminate, delete
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English scracchen, of uncertain origin. Probably a blend of Middle English scratten (“to scratch”) and cracchen (“to scratch”). More at scrat and cratch.
Verbs referencing "scratch"
Italian
grattare, Aragonese
gratar, Valencian
gratar, Spanish
gratar, Ido skrachar, Finnish with old forms
skrätsätä.
Sample Sentences
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Could you please scratch my back?
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Then riſing with Aurora’s Light, / The Muse invok’d, ſit down to write; / Blot out, correct, inſert, refine, / Enlarge, diminiſh, interline; / Be mindful, when Invention fails, / To ſcratch your Head, and bite your Nails. [1733, [Jonathan Swift], On Poetry: A Rapsody, Dublin; London: […] [R. Fleming] [a]nd sold by J. Huggonson, […], →OCLC, pages 7–8, lines 85–90:]
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I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.
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Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself [translating m’écorchant] on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses, juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel. [1962, Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Peter Green, The Prime of Life, Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, translation of La Force de l'âge, →OCLC, page 77:]
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A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.
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This platter scratches easily.
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Scratch what I said earlier; I was wrong.
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When the favorite was scratched from the race, there was a riot at the betting windows.
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Embarrassingly, he scratched on the break, popping the cue completely off the table.
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If any of the Labourers can ſcratch out a Pamphlet, they deſire no more; There is no Queſtion offered about the Wit, the Style, the Argument. [1714 February, [Jonathan Swift], The Publick Spirit of the Whigs: Set forth in Their Generous Encouragement of the Author of the Crisis: […], London: […] [John Barber] for John Morphew, […], →OCLC, page 1:]
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Some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.
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The cat scratched the little girl.
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Kerley, 26, is the 2019 World bronze medalist at 400 meters, a distance he is known for and with which he also won the 2017 and 2019 U.S. titles, but surprised the track world by announcing one week ago that he scratched the 400m and would focus on the 100m and 200m in Eugene, Oregon, despite not having raced the 100m between 2015 and 2020. [2021 June 21, Brandon Penny, NBC Sports:]
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Hurtis-Houairi, in lane three, quickly caught Arron, who was in lane four, winning in 22.80. Arron, who scratched the 100m semis in order to focus on the longer sprint, could only run 23.44. [2008 July 26, P-J Vazel, World Athletics:]