wipe – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wipe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wipe off
Participle: wiped off
Gerund: wiping off

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of wipe

Indicative

Present

Iwipe off
youwipe off
he;she;itwipes off
wewipe off
youwipe off
theywipe off

Perfect

Ihave wiped off
youhave wiped off
he;she;ithas wiped off
wehave wiped off
youhave wiped off
theyhave wiped off

Past

Iwiped off
youwiped off
he;she;itwiped off
wewiped off
youwiped off
theywiped off

Pluperfect

Ihad wiped off
youhad wiped off
he;she;ithad wiped off
wehad wiped off
youhad wiped off
theyhad wiped off

Future

Iwill wipe off
youwill wipe off
he;she;itwill wipe off
wewill wipe off
youwill wipe off
theywill wipe off

Future Perfect

Iwill have wiped off
youwill have wiped off
he;she;itwill have wiped off
wewill have wiped off
youwill have wiped off
theywill have wiped off

Subjunctive

Present

Iwipe off
youwipe off
he;she;itwipe off
wewipe off
youwipe off
theywipe off

Perfect

Ihave wiped off
youhave wiped off
he;she;ithave wiped off
wehave wiped off
youhave wiped off
theyhave wiped off

Imperfect

Iwiped off
youwiped off
he;she;itwiped off
wewiped off
youwiped off
theywiped off

Pluperfect

Ihad wiped off
youhad wiped off
he;she;ithad wiped off
wehad wiped off
youhad wiped off
theyhad wiped off

Conditional

Present

Iwould wipe off
youwould wipe off
he;she;itwould wipe off
wewould wipe off
youwould wipe off
theywould wipe off

Perfect

Iwould have wiped off
youwould have wiped off
he;she;itwould have wiped off
wewould have wiped off
youwould have wiped off
theywould have wiped off

Imperative

youwipe off
weLet's wipe off
youwipe off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam wiping off
youare wiping off
he;she;itis wiping off
weare wiping off
youare wiping off
theyare wiping off

Perfect

Ihave been wiping off
youhave been wiping off
he;she;ithas been wiping off
wehave been wiping off
youhave been wiping off
theyhave been wiping off

Past

Iwas wiping off
youwere wiping off
he;she;itwas wiping off
wewere wiping off
youwere wiping off
theywere wiping off

Pluperfect

Ihad been wiping off
youhad been wiping off
he;she;ithad been wiping off
wehad been wiping off
youhad been wiping off
theyhad been wiping off

Future

Iwill be wiping off
youwill be wiping off
he;she;itwill be wiping off
wewill be wiping off
youwill be wiping off
theywill be wiping off

Future Perfect

Iwill have been wiping off
youwill have been wiping off
he;she;itwill have been wiping off
wewill have been wiping off
youwill have been wiping off
theywill have been wiping off

Conditional

Present

Iwould be wiping off
youwould be wiping off
he;she;itwould be wiping off
wewould be wiping off
youwould be wiping off
theywould be wiping off

Perfect

Iwould have been wiping off
youwould have been wiping off
he;she;itwould have been wiping off
wewould have been wiping off
youwould have been wiping off
theywould have been wiping off

Other

Verbs similar to 'wipe'

hipe, kipe, pipe, ripe, sipe, swipe, wile, wine, wire, wise,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rub
shine, clean, stroke, wash, dry, mop, swab

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. wipan, from P.Gmc. *wipanan (cf. Dan. vippe, M.Du., Du. vippen, O.H.G. wifan "to swing"), from PIE *weip- "to turn, vacillate, tremble" (cf. L. vibrare "to shake;" see vibrate). The noun meaning "disposable absorbent tissue" is attested from 1971. Surfer slang produced wipeout (1962); sense of "destruction, defeat, a killing" is recorded from 1968.
2. From Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian (“to wipe, rub, cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn (“to wipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to twist, wind around”). Cognate with German wippen (“to bob”), Swedish veva (“to turn, wind, crank”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan, “to wreathe, crown”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”), Sanskrit वेपते (vépate, “to tremble”). More at swivel, swift. See: Middle English 'wipen', German, old spelling 'wippen', Swedish 'veva', Sanskrit 'वेपते'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] point. So he had recourse to the usual means of gaining time for such cases made and provided; he said “ ahem, ” and coughed several times, took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began to wipe his glasses. Mrs. Bird, seeing the defenceless condition of the enemy's territory, had no more conscience than to push her advantage. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] in search of those pocket-handkerchiefs which mothers know are never to be found there, had thrown themselves disconsolately into the skirts of their mother's gown, where they were sobbing, and wiping their eyes and noses, to their hearts ’ content; — Mrs. Bird had her face fairly hidden in her pocket-handkerchief; and old Dinah, with tears streaming down her black, honest face, was ejaculating, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and of course could not be expected to cry, like other mortals; and so he turned his back to the company, and looked out of the window, and seemed particularly busy in clearing his throat and wiping his spectacle-glasses, occasionally blowing his nose in a manner that was calculated to excite suspicion, had any one been in a state to observe critically. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] natural feelin 's, and doin ’ what no kind o ’ mother could help a doin ’ ! I tell ye what, these yer things make me come the nighest to swearin ’, now, o ’ most anything, ” said honest John, as he wiped his eyes with the back of a great, freckled, yellow hand. “ I tell yer what, stranger, it was years and years before I'd jine the church, ’ cause the ministers round in our parts used to preach that [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Thar ! ” said Aunt Chloe, wiping her eyes and taking up the baby; “ now I's done, I hope,—now do eat something. This yer's my nicest chicken. Thar, boys, ye shall have some, poor critturs ! Yer mammy's been cross to yer. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Poor child ! ” said Rachel, wiping her eyes; “ but thee mustn't feel so. The Lord hath ordered it so that never hath a fugitive been stolen from our village. I trust thine will not be the first. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • While she was thinking what to say, Marie gradually wiped away her tears, and smoothed her plumage in a general sort of way, as a dove might be supposed to make toilet after a shower, and began a housewifely chat with Miss Ophelia, concerning cupboards, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] go to any more of their cursed nonsense, Tom, ” said St. Clare; “ on my honor, I wo n't. I don't know why I haven't stopped long ago. I 've always despised _it_, and myself for it,—so now, Tom, wipe up your eyes, and go about your errands. Come, come, ” he added, “ no blessings. I 'm not so wonderfully good, now, ” he said, as he gently pushed Tom to the door. “ There, I'll pledge my honor to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] “ no blessings. I 'm not so wonderfully good, now, ” he said, as he gently pushed Tom to the door. “ There, I'll pledge my honor to you, Tom, you don't see me so again, ” he said; and Tom went off, wiping his eyes, with great satisfaction. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom looked at the child with awe; and when she, hearing her father's voice, glided away, he wiped his eyes many times, as he looked after her. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)