Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pretty up
Participle: prettied up
Gerund: prettying up
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pretty up |
| you | pretty up |
| he;she;it | pretties up |
| we | pretty up |
| you | pretty up |
| they | pretty up |
Perfect
| I | have prettied up |
| you | have prettied up |
| he;she;it | has prettied up |
| we | have prettied up |
| you | have prettied up |
| they | have prettied up |
Past
| I | prettied up |
| you | prettied up |
| he;she;it | prettied up |
| we | prettied up |
| you | prettied up |
| they | prettied up |
Pluperfect
| I | had prettied up |
| you | had prettied up |
| he;she;it | had prettied up |
| we | had prettied up |
| you | had prettied up |
| they | had prettied up |
Future
| I | will pretty up |
| you | will pretty up |
| he;she;it | will pretty up |
| we | will pretty up |
| you | will pretty up |
| they | will pretty up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prettied up |
| you | will have prettied up |
| he;she;it | will have prettied up |
| we | will have prettied up |
| you | will have prettied up |
| they | will have prettied up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pretty up |
| you | pretty up |
| he;she;it | pretty up |
| we | pretty up |
| you | pretty up |
| they | pretty up |
Perfect
| I | have prettied up |
| you | have prettied up |
| he;she;it | have prettied up |
| we | have prettied up |
| you | have prettied up |
| they | have prettied up |
Imperfect
| I | prettied up |
| you | prettied up |
| he;she;it | prettied up |
| we | prettied up |
| you | prettied up |
| they | prettied up |
Pluperfect
| I | had prettied up |
| you | had prettied up |
| he;she;it | had prettied up |
| we | had prettied up |
| you | had prettied up |
| they | had prettied up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pretty up |
| you | would pretty up |
| he;she;it | would pretty up |
| we | would pretty up |
| you | would pretty up |
| they | would pretty up |
Perfect
| I | would have prettied up |
| you | would have prettied up |
| he;she;it | would have prettied up |
| we | would have prettied up |
| you | would have prettied up |
| they | would have prettied up |
Imperative
| you | pretty up |
| we | Let's pretty up |
| you | pretty up |
Verbs conjugated like 'pretty'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pretty'
jetty,
potty,
prebuy,
prepay,
prest,
pretex,
pretin,
prettify,
prey,
putty,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English prety, preti, praty, prati, from Old English prættiġ (“tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute”), from Proto-West Germanic *prattug, from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning”), corresponding to prat (“trick”) + -y. Doublet of pratty.
2. Cognate with Dutch prettig (“nice, pleasant”), Low German prettig (“funny”), Icelandic prettugur (“deceitful, tricky”). For the semantic development, compare canny, clever, cute.
Sample Sentences
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He sat on the hearth rug and began prettying the dog's coat. [2007, Eric Knight, Lassie Come-Home, →ISBN, page 29:]