Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outstretch
Participle: outstretched
Gerund: outstretching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outstretch |
| you | outstretch |
| he;she;it | outstretches |
| we | outstretch |
| you | outstretch |
| they | outstretch |
Perfect
| I | have outstretched |
| you | have outstretched |
| he;she;it | has outstretched |
| we | have outstretched |
| you | have outstretched |
| they | have outstretched |
Past
| I | outstretched |
| you | outstretched |
| he;she;it | outstretched |
| we | outstretched |
| you | outstretched |
| they | outstretched |
Pluperfect
| I | had outstretched |
| you | had outstretched |
| he;she;it | had outstretched |
| we | had outstretched |
| you | had outstretched |
| they | had outstretched |
Future
| I | will outstretch |
| you | will outstretch |
| he;she;it | will outstretch |
| we | will outstretch |
| you | will outstretch |
| they | will outstretch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outstretched |
| you | will have outstretched |
| he;she;it | will have outstretched |
| we | will have outstretched |
| you | will have outstretched |
| they | will have outstretched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outstretch |
| you | outstretch |
| he;she;it | outstretch |
| we | outstretch |
| you | outstretch |
| they | outstretch |
Perfect
| I | have outstretched |
| you | have outstretched |
| he;she;it | have outstretched |
| we | have outstretched |
| you | have outstretched |
| they | have outstretched |
Imperfect
| I | outstretched |
| you | outstretched |
| he;she;it | outstretched |
| we | outstretched |
| you | outstretched |
| they | outstretched |
Pluperfect
| I | had outstretched |
| you | had outstretched |
| he;she;it | had outstretched |
| we | had outstretched |
| you | had outstretched |
| they | had outstretched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outstretch |
| you | would outstretch |
| he;she;it | would outstretch |
| we | would outstretch |
| you | would outstretch |
| they | would outstretch |
Perfect
| I | would have outstretched |
| you | would have outstretched |
| he;she;it | would have outstretched |
| we | would have outstretched |
| you | would have outstretched |
| they | would have outstretched |
Imperative
| you | outstretch |
| we | Let's outstretch |
| you | outstretch |
Verbs conjugated like 'outstretch'
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 'outstretch'
unstretch,
forestretch,
outpreach,
outreach,
outstream,
overstretch,
prestretch,
restretch,
catstitch,
outbitch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English outstrecchen, equivalent to out- + stretch. Cognate with West Frisian útstreekje (“to outstretch”), Dutch uitstrekken (“to outstretch”), German Low German utstrecken (“to outstretch”), German ausstrecken (“to outstretch”), Danish udstrække (“to outstretch”), Swedish utsträcka (“to outstretch”). See: Dutch '
uitstrekken', German, old spelling '
ausstrecken', Danish '
udstrække', Swedish '
utsträcka'.
Sample Sentences
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She knew from avalanche safety courses that outstretched hands might puncture the ice surface and alert rescuers. She knew that if victims ended up buried under the snow, cupped hands in front of the face could provide a small pocket of air for the mouth and nose. Without it, the first breaths could create a suffocating ice mask. [2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall : The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times:]