parch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of parch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to parch
Participle: parched
Gerund: parching

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iparch
youparch
he;she;itparches
weparch
youparch
theyparch

Perfect

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

Past

Iparched
youparched
he;she;itparched
weparched
youparched
theyparched

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iparch
youparch
he;she;itparch
weparch
youparch
theyparch

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iparched
youparched
he;she;itparched
weparched
youparched
theyparched

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youparch
weLet's parch
youparch

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'parch'

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 'parch'

arch, march, patch, perch, bach, batch, birch, catch, earth, enarch,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dry
desiccate, dehydrate, wilt, shrivel, evaporate, shrink, sun-dry, dry-up
scorch
sear, singe, brown, toast, roast, bake

Antonyms

dry
soaked, saturated, moist, humid

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1246, possibly from M.E. perchen, var. of perishen "to perish."
2. From Middle English parchen, paarchen (“to parch; dry; roast”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Middle English perchen (“to roast”).

Sample Sentences

  • The sun today could parch cement.
  • Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 23:14:]
  • The patient’s mouth is parched from fever.
  • They vvould go over board vvith a Rope faſtned about them, that by drenching themſelves a vvhile in the Sea, they might eaſe the internal Heat vvhich parched them; and vvhen they ſtood any of them to ſteer the Veſſel, they vvould have their Feet in a Pail of Sea VVater to refrigerate 'em. [1702, Cotton Mather, “[Book VI (Thaumaturgus: […]).] Chapter I. Christus Super Aquas: Relating Wonderful Sea Deliverances.”, in Magnalia Christi Americana: Or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from Its First Planting in the Year 1620. unto the Year of Our Lord, 1698. […], London: […] Thomas Parkhurst, […], →OCLC, section VI (Sore Calamities at Sea Survived), page 5, column 2:]
  • The last day's march was very painful, for the north wind, blowing full in their faces, parched and benumbed the men. [1857, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, A History of All Nations, page 101:]
  • We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?
  • In my haste I stumbled , and fell over one of the wounded; he groaned, and prayed me for a cup of water to cool the thirst that parched him. [1828, George Croly, Salathiel: A Story of the Past, the Present, and the Future, page 65:]
  • Serpents bit them, thirst parched them, Amalekites assailed them. [1870 February 1, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “The Eagle and the Hen”, in The Sword and the Trowel, page 52:]
  • They had no water on the wreck, and a consuming thirst parched them. [1882, William Dean Howells, A Woman's Reason, page 245:]
  • Whether it was the cup he drank from, or the thirst that parched him, he took no thought, but it was the sweetest drink that ever passed his lips. [1919, David Anderson, The Blue Moon: A Tale of the Flatwoods, page 245:]
  • That there had been certain couplings was only because in opening up tunnels of betrayal and shadows in forbidden bodies and imaginations, they were quenching the thirst for Artur that parched them all, that they all professed in limitless ardour. [1996, Xosé Luis Méndez Ferrín, Them and Other Stories, page 159:]
  • Pete sipped RC. Bennies parched him bad. [2011, James Ellroy, The Cold Six Thousand, page 399:]
  • The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.