Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to stub
Participle: stubbed
Gerund: stubbing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | stub |
| you | stub |
| he;she;it | stubs |
| we | stub |
| you | stub |
| they | stub |
Perfect
| I | have stubbed |
| you | have stubbed |
| he;she;it | has stubbed |
| we | have stubbed |
| you | have stubbed |
| they | have stubbed |
Past
| I | stubbed |
| you | stubbed |
| he;she;it | stubbed |
| we | stubbed |
| you | stubbed |
| they | stubbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had stubbed |
| you | had stubbed |
| he;she;it | had stubbed |
| we | had stubbed |
| you | had stubbed |
| they | had stubbed |
Future
| I | will stub |
| you | will stub |
| he;she;it | will stub |
| we | will stub |
| you | will stub |
| they | will stub |
Future Perfect
| I | will have stubbed |
| you | will have stubbed |
| he;she;it | will have stubbed |
| we | will have stubbed |
| you | will have stubbed |
| they | will have stubbed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | stub |
| you | stub |
| he;she;it | stub |
| we | stub |
| you | stub |
| they | stub |
Perfect
| I | have stubbed |
| you | have stubbed |
| he;she;it | have stubbed |
| we | have stubbed |
| you | have stubbed |
| they | have stubbed |
Imperfect
| I | stubbed |
| you | stubbed |
| he;she;it | stubbed |
| we | stubbed |
| you | stubbed |
| they | stubbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had stubbed |
| you | had stubbed |
| he;she;it | had stubbed |
| we | had stubbed |
| you | had stubbed |
| they | had stubbed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would stub |
| you | would stub |
| he;she;it | would stub |
| we | would stub |
| you | would stub |
| they | would stub |
Perfect
| I | would have stubbed |
| you | would have stubbed |
| he;she;it | would have stubbed |
| we | would have stubbed |
| you | would have stubbed |
| they | would have stubbed |
Imperative
| you | stub |
| we | Let's stub |
| you | stub |
Verbs conjugated like 'stub'
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 'stub'
slub,
snub,
stab,
stob,
strub,
stud,
stum,
stun,
stur,
sturb,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English stubbe (“tree stump”), from Old English stybb, stubb (“tree stump”), from Proto-West Germanic *stubb, from Proto-Germanic *stubbaz (compare Middle Dutch stubbe, Old Norse stubbr, Faroese stubbi (“stub”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-; compare steep (“sharp slope”). Doublet of stob.
2. Sense extended in Middle English to similarly shaped objects. Verb sense “strike one’s toe” is recorded 1848; “extinguish a cigarette” 1927.
Verbs referencing "stub"
Latin
studeo.
Sample Sentences
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I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.