famish – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of famish

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to famish
Participle: famished
Gerund: famishing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifamish
youfamish
he;she;itfamishes
wefamish
youfamish
theyfamish

Perfect

Ihave famished
youhave famished
he;she;ithas famished
wehave famished
youhave famished
theyhave famished

Past

Ifamished
youfamished
he;she;itfamished
wefamished
youfamished
theyfamished

Pluperfect

Ihad famished
youhad famished
he;she;ithad famished
wehad famished
youhad famished
theyhad famished

Future

Iwill famish
youwill famish
he;she;itwill famish
wewill famish
youwill famish
theywill famish

Future Perfect

Iwill have famished
youwill have famished
he;she;itwill have famished
wewill have famished
youwill have famished
theywill have famished

Subjunctive

Present

Ifamish
youfamish
he;she;itfamish
wefamish
youfamish
theyfamish

Perfect

Ihave famished
youhave famished
he;she;ithave famished
wehave famished
youhave famished
theyhave famished

Imperfect

Ifamished
youfamished
he;she;itfamished
wefamished
youfamished
theyfamished

Pluperfect

Ihad famished
youhad famished
he;she;ithad famished
wehad famished
youhad famished
theyhad famished

Conditional

Present

Iwould famish
youwould famish
he;she;itwould famish
wewould famish
youwould famish
theywould famish

Perfect

Iwould have famished
youwould have famished
he;she;itwould have famished
wewould have famished
youwould have famished
theywould have famished

Imperative

youfamish
weLet's famish
youfamish

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam famishing
youare famishing
he;she;itis famishing
weare famishing
youare famishing
theyare famishing

Perfect

Ihave been famishing
youhave been famishing
he;she;ithas been famishing
wehave been famishing
youhave been famishing
theyhave been famishing

Past

Iwas famishing
youwere famishing
he;she;itwas famishing
wewere famishing
youwere famishing
theywere famishing

Pluperfect

Ihad been famishing
youhad been famishing
he;she;ithad been famishing
wehad been famishing
youhad been famishing
theyhad been famishing

Future

Iwill be famishing
youwill be famishing
he;she;itwill be famishing
wewill be famishing
youwill be famishing
theywill be famishing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been famishing
youwill have been famishing
he;she;itwill have been famishing
wewill have been famishing
youwill have been famishing
theywill have been famishing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be famishing
youwould be famishing
he;she;itwould be famishing
wewould be famishing
youwould be famishing
theywould be famishing

Perfect

Iwould have been famishing
youwould have been famishing
he;she;itwould have been famishing
wewould have been famishing
youwould have been famishing
theywould have been famishing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'famish'

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 'famish'

affamish, banish, dammish, enfamish, fash, finish, fish, flemish, fremish, lavish,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1400, famen, aphetic of O.Fr. afamer, from V.L. *affamare "to bring to hunger," from ad famem, from L. fames "hunger." Ending changed after 1338 to -ish under infl. of ravish, anguish, etc. The intrans. sense is from 1530.
2. From Middle English famisshe, from famen (“starve”), from Old French afamer, ultimately from Latin famēs (“hunger”). Compare affamish, famine. Cognate with Spanish hambre (“hunger”). See: Old French 'afamer'.

Verbs referencing "famish"

Cornish famya.

Sample Sentences

  • It's just that I 'm just so famished. I haven't eaten in three days and... (Lady Dragon)