poke – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of poke

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to poke about
Participle: poked about
Gerund: poking about

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of poke

Indicative

Present

Ipoke about
youpoke about
he;she;itpokes about
wepoke about
youpoke about
theypoke about

Perfect

Ihave poked about
youhave poked about
he;she;ithas poked about
wehave poked about
youhave poked about
theyhave poked about

Past

Ipoked about
youpoked about
he;she;itpoked about
wepoked about
youpoked about
theypoked about

Pluperfect

Ihad poked about
youhad poked about
he;she;ithad poked about
wehad poked about
youhad poked about
theyhad poked about

Future

Iwill poke about
youwill poke about
he;she;itwill poke about
wewill poke about
youwill poke about
theywill poke about

Future Perfect

Iwill have poked about
youwill have poked about
he;she;itwill have poked about
wewill have poked about
youwill have poked about
theywill have poked about

Subjunctive

Present

Ipoke about
youpoke about
he;she;itpoke about
wepoke about
youpoke about
theypoke about

Perfect

Ihave poked about
youhave poked about
he;she;ithave poked about
wehave poked about
youhave poked about
theyhave poked about

Imperfect

Ipoked about
youpoked about
he;she;itpoked about
wepoked about
youpoked about
theypoked about

Pluperfect

Ihad poked about
youhad poked about
he;she;ithad poked about
wehad poked about
youhad poked about
theyhad poked about

Conditional

Present

Iwould poke about
youwould poke about
he;she;itwould poke about
wewould poke about
youwould poke about
theywould poke about

Perfect

Iwould have poked about
youwould have poked about
he;she;itwould have poked about
wewould have poked about
youwould have poked about
theywould have poked about

Imperative

youpoke about
weLet's poke about
youpoke about

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam poking about
youare poking about
he;she;itis poking about
weare poking about
youare poking about
theyare poking about

Perfect

Ihave been poking about
youhave been poking about
he;she;ithas been poking about
wehave been poking about
youhave been poking about
theyhave been poking about

Past

Iwas poking about
youwere poking about
he;she;itwas poking about
wewere poking about
youwere poking about
theywere poking about

Pluperfect

Ihad been poking about
youhad been poking about
he;she;ithad been poking about
wehad been poking about
youhad been poking about
theyhad been poking about

Future

Iwill be poking about
youwill be poking about
he;she;itwill be poking about
wewill be poking about
youwill be poking about
theywill be poking about

Future Perfect

Iwill have been poking about
youwill have been poking about
he;she;itwill have been poking about
wewill have been poking about
youwill have been poking about
theywill have been poking about

Conditional

Present

Iwould be poking about
youwould be poking about
he;she;itwould be poking about
wewould be poking about
youwould be poking about
theywould be poking about

Perfect

Iwould have been poking about
youwould have been poking about
he;she;itwould have been poking about
wewould have been poking about
youwould have been poking about
theywould have been poking about

Other

Verbs similar to 'poke'

boke, coke, hoke, joke, pike, pole, pome, pope, pore, pose,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rummage
feel around
penetrate in sexual intercourse
copulate with
to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
jab
punch, push, butt, dig, nudge, thrust, stir, impel

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1380, perhaps from M.Du. poken "to poke," or M.L.G. poken "to stick with a knife," both from P.Gmc. base *puk-, perhaps imitative. To poke fun "tease" first attested 1840; to poke around "search" is from 1809. The noun meaning "an act of poking" is attested from 1796, originally pugilistic slang.
2. From Middle English poken, perhaps from Middle Dutch poken or Middle Low German poken, both from Proto-West Germanic *pukōn or similar, which is itself of uncertain origin, but may be from an imitative Proto-Germanic root *puk-. Doublet of poach.
3. Compare Nordic cognates Swedish påka (“to poke, muck with a stick”), påk (“club, limb; dagger”), pykel (“small poker”), dialectal Norwegian pauka (“to walk stomping, etc”), pauk (“weak, slow person”). Central European noun-cognates refer to “dagger, bad knife, poker (for a fireplace)”, with analog verbs. To a Proto-Germanic *pauk-, *puk-, meanig, “to stick, muck with a stick”. See: Middle English 'poken', Swedish 'påka'.

Verbs referencing "poke"

Old French pochier.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] to soothe startled horses, either by sawing at their bridles or flourishing truncheons in their eyes; and I am ready to make oath that no inoffensive persons were knocked violently on the head, or poked acutely in their backs or stomachs; or brought to a standstill by any such gentle means, and then taken into custody for not moving on. But there was no confusion or disorder. Our carriage reached [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] house is so full of these little plagues, now, that a body can't set down their foot without treading on ’ em. I get up in the morning, and find one asleep behind the door, and see one black head poking out from under the table, one lying on the door-mat,—and they are mopping and mowing and grinning between all the railings, and tumbling over the kitchen floor ! What on earth did you want to bring [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ What you doin here ? ” said Sambo, coming up to Tom, and poking him facetiously in the side. “ Meditatin ’, eh ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)