Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tough
Participle: toughed
Gerund: toughing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tough |
| you | tough |
| he;she;it | toughs |
| we | tough |
| you | tough |
| they | tough |
Perfect
| I | have toughed |
| you | have toughed |
| he;she;it | has toughed |
| we | have toughed |
| you | have toughed |
| they | have toughed |
Past
| I | toughed |
| you | toughed |
| he;she;it | toughed |
| we | toughed |
| you | toughed |
| they | toughed |
Pluperfect
| I | had toughed |
| you | had toughed |
| he;she;it | had toughed |
| we | had toughed |
| you | had toughed |
| they | had toughed |
Future
| I | will tough |
| you | will tough |
| he;she;it | will tough |
| we | will tough |
| you | will tough |
| they | will tough |
Future Perfect
| I | will have toughed |
| you | will have toughed |
| he;she;it | will have toughed |
| we | will have toughed |
| you | will have toughed |
| they | will have toughed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tough |
| you | tough |
| he;she;it | tough |
| we | tough |
| you | tough |
| they | tough |
Perfect
| I | have toughed |
| you | have toughed |
| he;she;it | have toughed |
| we | have toughed |
| you | have toughed |
| they | have toughed |
Imperfect
| I | toughed |
| you | toughed |
| he;she;it | toughed |
| we | toughed |
| you | toughed |
| they | toughed |
Pluperfect
| I | had toughed |
| you | had toughed |
| he;she;it | had toughed |
| we | had toughed |
| you | had toughed |
| they | had toughed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tough |
| you | would tough |
| he;she;it | would tough |
| we | would tough |
| you | would tough |
| they | would tough |
Perfect
| I | would have toughed |
| you | would have toughed |
| he;she;it | would have toughed |
| we | would have toughed |
| you | would have toughed |
| they | would have toughed |
Imperative
| you | tough |
| we | Let's tough |
| you | tough |
Verbs conjugated like 'tough'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tough'
cough,
dough,
hough,
rough,
sough,
touch,
trough,
bouge,
couch,
gouge,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, toȝ, from Old English tōh (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from *tinganą (“to press upon, throng”), from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”).
2. Cognates
3. Cognate with Saterland Frisian toai (“tough”), Bavarian zaach, zach (“tough”), Dutch taai (“tough”), German zäh, zähe (“tough”), Limburgish tiee (“tough”), Luxembourgish zéi (“tough”); also Ancient Greek δάκνω (dáknō, “to bite”), Albanian danë, darë (“tongs; pincers; pliers”), Sanskrit दशति (daśati, “to bite”). See: Sanskrit '
दशति'.
Sample Sentences
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We shall reminisce on how we toughed it through the winters as they reached the firm, long arm around to give the cold embrace, with ardor seldom loosed till warm winds Marched or Apriled in to soften winter's knuckles -- send rivulets of courage down to dandelions and tulips. [2009, Paul Walsh, You and I and Others, →ISBN, pages 64 - 65:]
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“No,” said Minott, “I've toughed it through the winter, and i want to stay and hear the bluebirds once more. [2011, Henry David Thoreau, Damion Searls, The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861, →ISBN, page 254:]
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Universal Plant Edibility Test The following sounds like a lot of work—it is!—but that's because it comes from the US Army Survival Manual as republished in 1994 as "a civilian's best guide for toughing it, anyplace in the world...a must for campers, hikers, explorers, pilots, and others whose vocation or avocations require familiarity with the wilderness or out-of-doors..." [2012, Jerry Hopkins -, Extreme Cuisine: The Weird and Wonderful Foods That People Eat, →ISBN:]