Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to utz
Participle: utzne
Gerund: utzing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | utz |
| you | utz |
| he;she;it | utzes |
| we | utz |
| you | utz |
| they | utz |
Perfect
| I | have utzne |
| you | have utzne |
| he;she;it | has utzne |
| we | have utzne |
| you | have utzne |
| they | have utzne |
Past
| I | utz |
| you | utz |
| he;she;it | utz |
| we | utz |
| you | utz |
| they | utz |
Pluperfect
| I | had utzne |
| you | had utzne |
| he;she;it | had utzne |
| we | had utzne |
| you | had utzne |
| they | had utzne |
Future
| I | will utz |
| you | will utz |
| he;she;it | will utz |
| we | will utz |
| you | will utz |
| they | will utz |
Future Perfect
| I | will have utzne |
| you | will have utzne |
| he;she;it | will have utzne |
| we | will have utzne |
| you | will have utzne |
| they | will have utzne |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | utz |
| you | utz |
| he;she;it | utz |
| we | utz |
| you | utz |
| they | utz |
Perfect
| I | have utzne |
| you | have utzne |
| he;she;it | have utzne |
| we | have utzne |
| you | have utzne |
| they | have utzne |
Imperfect
| I | utz |
| you | utz |
| he;she;it | utz |
| we | utz |
| you | utz |
| they | utz |
Pluperfect
| I | had utzne |
| you | had utzne |
| he;she;it | had utzne |
| we | had utzne |
| you | had utzne |
| they | had utzne |
Conditional
Present
| I | would utz |
| you | would utz |
| he;she;it | would utz |
| we | would utz |
| you | would utz |
| they | would utz |
Perfect
| I | would have utzne |
| you | would have utzne |
| he;she;it | would have utzne |
| we | would have utzne |
| you | would have utzne |
| they | would have utzne |
Imperative
| you | utz |
| we | Let's utz |
| you | utz |
Verbs similar to 'utz'
futz,
putz,
adz,
auth,
but,
butt,
buz,
buzz,
bzz,
cut,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Probably borrowed from German uzen (“to kid; tease”). See: German, old spelling '
uzen'.
Sample Sentences
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Since you saved my life you decided you have the right to run it. You’ve utzed me along every step of the way. You’ve hammered, drove, pushed, shoved, and if that wasn’t enough, you’d looked at me with those great big cow eyes of yours … and I’d melt and go along. — Bing Crosby, White Christmas.
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He picked up several large canteloupes, hefted them for weight, then utzed the farmer, “Hey, can't you sabras grow bigger peaches than these?” [1992, Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yinglish:]
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The girl with the auburn hair was lingering, too. Her name was Susan. She was talking with the blonde who had utzed her to talk to Vonnegut. [2008, Steve Almond, Not That You Asked:]