Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to zilch
Participle: zilched
Gerund: zilching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | zilch |
| you | zilch |
| he;she;it | zilches |
| we | zilch |
| you | zilch |
| they | zilch |
Perfect
| I | have zilched |
| you | have zilched |
| he;she;it | has zilched |
| we | have zilched |
| you | have zilched |
| they | have zilched |
Past
| I | zilched |
| you | zilched |
| he;she;it | zilched |
| we | zilched |
| you | zilched |
| they | zilched |
Pluperfect
| I | had zilched |
| you | had zilched |
| he;she;it | had zilched |
| we | had zilched |
| you | had zilched |
| they | had zilched |
Future
| I | will zilch |
| you | will zilch |
| he;she;it | will zilch |
| we | will zilch |
| you | will zilch |
| they | will zilch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have zilched |
| you | will have zilched |
| he;she;it | will have zilched |
| we | will have zilched |
| you | will have zilched |
| they | will have zilched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | zilch |
| you | zilch |
| he;she;it | zilch |
| we | zilch |
| you | zilch |
| they | zilch |
Perfect
| I | have zilched |
| you | have zilched |
| he;she;it | have zilched |
| we | have zilched |
| you | have zilched |
| they | have zilched |
Imperfect
| I | zilched |
| you | zilched |
| he;she;it | zilched |
| we | zilched |
| you | zilched |
| they | zilched |
Pluperfect
| I | had zilched |
| you | had zilched |
| he;she;it | had zilched |
| we | had zilched |
| you | had zilched |
| they | had zilched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would zilch |
| you | would zilch |
| he;she;it | would zilch |
| we | would zilch |
| you | would zilch |
| they | would zilch |
Perfect
| I | would have zilched |
| you | would have zilched |
| he;she;it | would have zilched |
| we | would have zilched |
| you | would have zilched |
| they | would have zilched |
Imperative
| you | zilch |
| we | Let's zilch |
| you | zilch |
Verbs conjugated like 'zilch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'zilch'
filch,
hilch,
belch,
birch,
bitch,
cinch,
culch,
dich,
ditch,
felch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch.
Sample Sentences
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We zilched them on that rubber. [1969, University of South Dakota, Current Slang:]
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My favorite film of 1989 got zilched... That would be Field of Dreams. [1990 April 2, USA Today, page 20:]