chew – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of chew

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to chew sb out
Participle: chewed sb out
Gerund: chewing sb out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ichew sb out
youchew sb out
he;she;itchews sb out
wechew sb out
youchew sb out
theychew sb out

Perfect

Ihave chewed sb out
youhave chewed sb out
he;she;ithas chewed sb out
wehave chewed sb out
youhave chewed sb out
theyhave chewed sb out

Past

Ichewed sb out
youchewed sb out
he;she;itchewed sb out
wechewed sb out
youchewed sb out
theychewed sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad chewed sb out
youhad chewed sb out
he;she;ithad chewed sb out
wehad chewed sb out
youhad chewed sb out
theyhad chewed sb out

Future

Iwill chew sb out
youwill chew sb out
he;she;itwill chew sb out
wewill chew sb out
youwill chew sb out
theywill chew sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have chewed sb out
youwill have chewed sb out
he;she;itwill have chewed sb out
wewill have chewed sb out
youwill have chewed sb out
theywill have chewed sb out

Subjunctive

Present

Ichew sb out
youchew sb out
he;she;itchew sb out
wechew sb out
youchew sb out
theychew sb out

Perfect

Ihave chewed sb out
youhave chewed sb out
he;she;ithave chewed sb out
wehave chewed sb out
youhave chewed sb out
theyhave chewed sb out

Imperfect

Ichewed sb out
youchewed sb out
he;she;itchewed sb out
wechewed sb out
youchewed sb out
theychewed sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad chewed sb out
youhad chewed sb out
he;she;ithad chewed sb out
wehad chewed sb out
youhad chewed sb out
theyhad chewed sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould chew sb out
youwould chew sb out
he;she;itwould chew sb out
wewould chew sb out
youwould chew sb out
theywould chew sb out

Perfect

Iwould have chewed sb out
youwould have chewed sb out
he;she;itwould have chewed sb out
wewould have chewed sb out
youwould have chewed sb out
theywould have chewed sb out

Imperative

youchew sb out
weLet's chew sb out
youchew sb out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam chewing sb out
youare chewing sb out
he;she;itis chewing sb out
weare chewing sb out
youare chewing sb out
theyare chewing sb out

Perfect

Ihave been chewing sb out
youhave been chewing sb out
he;she;ithas been chewing sb out
wehave been chewing sb out
youhave been chewing sb out
theyhave been chewing sb out

Past

Iwas chewing sb out
youwere chewing sb out
he;she;itwas chewing sb out
wewere chewing sb out
youwere chewing sb out
theywere chewing sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad been chewing sb out
youhad been chewing sb out
he;she;ithad been chewing sb out
wehad been chewing sb out
youhad been chewing sb out
theyhad been chewing sb out

Future

Iwill be chewing sb out
youwill be chewing sb out
he;she;itwill be chewing sb out
wewill be chewing sb out
youwill be chewing sb out
theywill be chewing sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been chewing sb out
youwill have been chewing sb out
he;she;itwill have been chewing sb out
wewill have been chewing sb out
youwill have been chewing sb out
theywill have been chewing sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be chewing sb out
youwould be chewing sb out
he;she;itwould be chewing sb out
wewould be chewing sb out
youwould be chewing sb out
theywould be chewing sb out

Perfect

Iwould have been chewing sb out
youwould have been chewing sb out
he;she;itwould have been chewing sb out
wewould have been chewing sb out
youwould have been chewing sb out
theywould have been chewing sb out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'chew'

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 'chew'

chaw, chef, chow, clew, crew, hew, thew, whew, ache, brew,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
ponder
masticate
gnaw, ruminate, bite, chomp, crunch, nibble, munch, champ

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. ceowan "to bite, chew," from W.Gmc. *keuwjanan, from PIE base *gjeu- "to chew." To chew (someone) out is military slang from World War II. Chewing gum is 1850, Amer.Eng., originally hardened secretions of the spruce tree.
2. From Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Cognate with West Frisian kôgje, Low German käwwen, Dutch kauwen, German kauen; also Latin gingīva (“gums”), Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“to eat”), Polish żuć (“to chew”), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto ژُوَل (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”). See: Middle English 'chewen', Proto-Germanic '*kewwaną', Low Saxon 'käwwen', Dutch 'kauwen', German, old spelling 'kauen', Polish 'żuć'.

Verbs referencing "chew"

German, old spelling kauen, Norwegian, nynorsk tyggja, Danish tygge, German, Pennsylvania tschaae, Alemannic German chüüwe, Cimbrian khòjan.

Sample Sentences

  • As Washington may be called the head-quarters of tobacco-tinctured saliva, the time is come when I must confess, without any disguise, that the prevalence of those two odious practices of chewing and expectorating began about this time to be anything but agreeable, and soon became most offensive and sickening. In all the public places of America, this filthy custom is recognised. In the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and re-refresh before a spot was dry. This being before breakfast, rather disposed me, I confess, to nausea; but looking attentively at one of the expectorators, I plainly saw that he was young in chewing, and felt inwardly uneasy, himself. A glow of delight came over me at this discovery; and as I marked his face turn paler and paler, and saw the ball of tobacco in his left cheek, quiver with his [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] glow of delight came over me at this discovery; and as I marked his face turn paler and paler, and saw the ball of tobacco in his left cheek, quiver with his suppressed agony, while yet he spat, and chewed, and spat again, in emulation of his older friend, I could have fallen on his neck and implored him to go on for hours. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I saw in this place the whole process of picking, rolling, pressing, drying, packing in casks, and branding. All the tobacco thus dealt with, was in course of manufacture for chewing; and one would have supposed there was enough in that one storehouse to have filled even the comprehensive jaws of America. In this form, the weed looks like the oil-cake on which we fatten cattle; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Many of the gentlemen passengers were far from particular in respect of their linen, which was in some cases as yellow as the little rivulets that had trickled from the corners of their mouths in chewing, and dried there. Nor was the atmosphere quite free from zephyr whisperings of the thirty beds which had just been cleared away, and of which we were further and more pressingly reminded by the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • He always chews and always spits, and never encumbers himself with a pocket-handkerchief. The consequences to the box passenger, especially when the wind blows towards him, are not agreeable. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] water on the table: to which refreshment the moody passengers do so apply themselves that they would seem to be, one and all, keen patients of Dr. Sangrado. Among them is a very little boy, who chews tobacco like a very big one; and a droning gentleman, who talks arithmetically and statistically on all subjects, from poetry downwards; and who always speaks in the same key, with exactly the same [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ The Bible was my _mother’s_ book, ” said St. Clare. “ By it she lived and died, and I would be very sorry to think it did. I'd as soon desire to have it proved that my mother could drink brandy, chew tobacco, and swear, by way of satisfying me that I did right in doing the same. It wouldn't make me at all more satisfied with these things in myself, and it would take from me the comfort of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)