bash – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bash

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bash sth up
Participle: bashed sth up
Gerund: bashing sth up

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of bash

Indicative

Present

Ibash sth up
youbash sth up
he;she;itbashes sth up
webash sth up
youbash sth up
theybash sth up

Perfect

Ihave bashed sth up
youhave bashed sth up
he;she;ithas bashed sth up
wehave bashed sth up
youhave bashed sth up
theyhave bashed sth up

Past

Ibashed sth up
youbashed sth up
he;she;itbashed sth up
webashed sth up
youbashed sth up
theybashed sth up

Pluperfect

Ihad bashed sth up
youhad bashed sth up
he;she;ithad bashed sth up
wehad bashed sth up
youhad bashed sth up
theyhad bashed sth up

Future

Iwill bash sth up
youwill bash sth up
he;she;itwill bash sth up
wewill bash sth up
youwill bash sth up
theywill bash sth up

Future Perfect

Iwill have bashed sth up
youwill have bashed sth up
he;she;itwill have bashed sth up
wewill have bashed sth up
youwill have bashed sth up
theywill have bashed sth up

Subjunctive

Present

Ibash sth up
youbash sth up
he;she;itbash sth up
webash sth up
youbash sth up
theybash sth up

Perfect

Ihave bashed sth up
youhave bashed sth up
he;she;ithave bashed sth up
wehave bashed sth up
youhave bashed sth up
theyhave bashed sth up

Imperfect

Ibashed sth up
youbashed sth up
he;she;itbashed sth up
webashed sth up
youbashed sth up
theybashed sth up

Pluperfect

Ihad bashed sth up
youhad bashed sth up
he;she;ithad bashed sth up
wehad bashed sth up
youhad bashed sth up
theyhad bashed sth up

Conditional

Present

Iwould bash sth up
youwould bash sth up
he;she;itwould bash sth up
wewould bash sth up
youwould bash sth up
theywould bash sth up

Perfect

Iwould have bashed sth up
youwould have bashed sth up
he;she;itwould have bashed sth up
wewould have bashed sth up
youwould have bashed sth up
theywould have bashed sth up

Imperative

youbash sth up
weLet's bash sth up
youbash sth up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bashing sth up
youare bashing sth up
he;she;itis bashing sth up
weare bashing sth up
youare bashing sth up
theyare bashing sth up

Perfect

Ihave been bashing sth up
youhave been bashing sth up
he;she;ithas been bashing sth up
wehave been bashing sth up
youhave been bashing sth up
theyhave been bashing sth up

Past

Iwas bashing sth up
youwere bashing sth up
he;she;itwas bashing sth up
wewere bashing sth up
youwere bashing sth up
theywere bashing sth up

Pluperfect

Ihad been bashing sth up
youhad been bashing sth up
he;she;ithad been bashing sth up
wehad been bashing sth up
youhad been bashing sth up
theyhad been bashing sth up

Future

Iwill be bashing sth up
youwill be bashing sth up
he;she;itwill be bashing sth up
wewill be bashing sth up
youwill be bashing sth up
theywill be bashing sth up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bashing sth up
youwill have been bashing sth up
he;she;itwill have been bashing sth up
wewill have been bashing sth up
youwill have been bashing sth up
theywill have been bashing sth up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bashing sth up
youwould be bashing sth up
he;she;itwould be bashing sth up
wewould be bashing sth up
youwould be bashing sth up
theywould be bashing sth up

Perfect

Iwould have been bashing sth up
youwould have been bashing sth up
he;she;itwould have been bashing sth up
wewould have been bashing sth up
youwould have been bashing sth up
theywould have been bashing sth up

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bash'

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 'bash'

abash, ash, bach, base, bask, bass, bath, bosh, brash, bush,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To criticize harshly.
criticize
strike
punch, hit, whack, thrash, flail, kick, buffet, smack

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "to strike violently," 1641, perhaps of Scand. origin (cf. Swed. basa "to baste, whip, flog, lash," Da. baske "to beat, strike, cudgel"), from O.N. *basca "to strike;" or the whole group may be independently derived and echoic. Fig. sense of "abuse verbally or in writing" is from 1948. On a bash "on a drunken spree" is slang from 1901, which gave the word its sense of "party."
2. From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”) See: Swedish 'basa', Danish 'baske', German, old spelling 'patschen'.

Verbs referencing "bash"

German, old spelling bashen.

Sample Sentences

  • The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.
  • If the engine won't start, bash it with this hammer.
  • It was planned that the sick men were to crawl over and simultaneously seize the fire-arms and bash us with them while the women flung themselves upon the trackers. [1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 141:]
  • It isn't the creature's fault that it bashed its head against a tree outside our hole. [1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:]
  • Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.
  • The bulls backed apart and ran together, tusks clashing — Ed held his trunk down while Conrad curled his high over his head, out of the way of Ed's tusks as the faces bashed together. [1998, Katharine Payne, Silent Thunder, page 74:]
  • He bashed my ideas.
  • The entertainment industry, the artistic community, and much of the educational establishment, which so profoundly influence American culture, relentlessly assault religion, promote promiscuity, encourage illegitimacy, and bash America. [1994, Richard Nixon, “America Beyond Peace”, in Beyond Peace, New York: Random House, →ISBN, page 236:]
  • This is consistent with new research about to be published by Tax Justice UK that found that, when making the case for a more progressive tax system, bashing the wealthy resonated far less well with voters than specific arguments about closing loopholes and increasing particular taxes. [2020 February 16, Sonia Sodha, “Politicians should stop bashing the rich… most of us just don’t agree”, in The Observer:]