Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to smooth
Participle: smoothed
Gerund: smoothing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | smooth |
| you | smooth |
| he;she;it | smooths |
| we | smooth |
| you | smooth |
| they | smooth |
Perfect
| I | have smoothed |
| you | have smoothed |
| he;she;it | has smoothed |
| we | have smoothed |
| you | have smoothed |
| they | have smoothed |
Past
| I | smoothed |
| you | smoothed |
| he;she;it | smoothed |
| we | smoothed |
| you | smoothed |
| they | smoothed |
Pluperfect
| I | had smoothed |
| you | had smoothed |
| he;she;it | had smoothed |
| we | had smoothed |
| you | had smoothed |
| they | had smoothed |
Future
| I | will smooth |
| you | will smooth |
| he;she;it | will smooth |
| we | will smooth |
| you | will smooth |
| they | will smooth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have smoothed |
| you | will have smoothed |
| he;she;it | will have smoothed |
| we | will have smoothed |
| you | will have smoothed |
| they | will have smoothed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | smooth |
| you | smooth |
| he;she;it | smooth |
| we | smooth |
| you | smooth |
| they | smooth |
Perfect
| I | have smoothed |
| you | have smoothed |
| he;she;it | have smoothed |
| we | have smoothed |
| you | have smoothed |
| they | have smoothed |
Imperfect
| I | smoothed |
| you | smoothed |
| he;she;it | smoothed |
| we | smoothed |
| you | smoothed |
| they | smoothed |
Pluperfect
| I | had smoothed |
| you | had smoothed |
| he;she;it | had smoothed |
| we | had smoothed |
| you | had smoothed |
| they | had smoothed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would smooth |
| you | would smooth |
| he;she;it | would smooth |
| we | would smooth |
| you | would smooth |
| they | would smooth |
Perfect
| I | would have smoothed |
| you | would have smoothed |
| he;she;it | would have smoothed |
| we | would have smoothed |
| you | would have smoothed |
| they | would have smoothed |
Imperative
| you | smooth |
| we | Let's smooth |
| you | smooth |
Verbs conjugated like 'smooth'
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 'smooth'
smooch,
smoosh,
smoothe,
besmooth,
mooch,
moosh,
moot,
moth,
mouth,
resmooth,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Old English smōþ
3. Middle English smothe
4. Proto-West Germanic *smanþī
5. Old English smēþe
6. Middle English smethe
7. English smooth
8. From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Saterland Frisian smoud (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig).
Sample Sentences
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[...] stopping to put a cake into Harry's hand, or pat his head, or twine his long curls round her snowy fingers. She saw the ample, motherly form of Rachel, as she ever and anon came to the bedside, and smoothed and arranged something about the bedclothes, and gave a tuck here and there, by way of expressing her good-will; and was conscious of a kind of sunshine beaming down upon her from her large, clear, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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While she was thinking what to say, Marie gradually wiped away her tears, and smoothed her plumage in a general sort of way, as a dove might be supposed to make toilet after a shower, and began a housewifely chat with Miss Ophelia, concerning cupboards, closets, linen-presses, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Topsy, with great gravity and adroitness, went through the exercise completely to Miss Ophelia's satisfaction; smoothing the sheets, patting out every wrinkle, and exhibiting, through the whole process, a gravity and seriousness with which her instructress was greatly edified. By an unlucky slip, however, a fluttering [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] had seen in her only saddened and perplexed her; for she had a child's implicit trust that her mother could not do wrong. There was something about her that Eva never could make out; and she always smoothed it over with thinking that, after all, it was mamma, and she loved her very dearly indeed.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)