couth adj : used facetiously

English

Etymology 1

cuþ, past participle of cunnan.

Pronunciation

• /ku:θ/

Adjective

1. known, renowned

Verb

couth

1. In the context of "obsolete|_|except in adjective use": past participle of can

Etymology 2

back-form uncouth

Adjective

1. Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.

This is list of irregular verbs in the English language. The citation form (the infinitive) comes first (with a link to the Wiktionary article on the verb), together with the present tense forms when they are different, then the preterite or simple past, and finally the past participle. The right hand column notes whether they are weak or strong and whether they belong to a subclass, and links to discussions elsewhere. Typical irregularities in weak verbs are the assimilation of dentals (bended → bent) and vowel reduction (*keeped → kept).

It should be noted that many of these verbs are irregular in British or American English only; in many cases, such as spell (spelt vs. spelled), learn (learnt vs. learned), and spill (spilt vs. spilled), American English uses the regular form, while British English tends to favor the irregular. In other cases, the opposite is true (dived and sneaked in Britain, also dove and snuck in the U.S.); Australian English tends to follow British practice, while Canadian English often sides with American usage. See further at American and British English differences.

Additional note: These verbs from the list above are spelled the same in the simple past as in the present tense (excluding compounds such as set, beset, inset, upset etc.): beat, bet, burst, cast, cost, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, quit, read, rid, set, shed, shut, slit, split, spread. (Note that of all the preceding, only "read" is pronounced differently in the past than in the present.)

See also: Wiktionary list of irregular verbs or the Wiktionary English irregular verbs category.

External links

• Mind Our English: Strong and weak by Ralph Berry
• Verbs in English Grammar, wikibook
• English Irregular Verb List A comprehensive list of English irregular verbs, including their base form, past simple, past participle, 3rd person singular, and the present participle / gerund.
• TheIrregularVerbs All the irregular verbs of the English language. Conjugation, pronunciation, translation and examples.
• verbbusters Searchable reference of English irregular verbs and cognates, with audio.