rough it
rough it verb: to endure hard living conditions; to live without ordinary comforts.
Verb
rough it (third-person singular simple present roughs it, present participle roughing it, simple past and past participle roughed it)
- To endure hard living conditions; to live without ordinary comforts.
- Out in the backwoods with only a tent and no radio or plumbing, they were really roughing it.
- I agree that boys ought to rough it; but when a boy is lame and very delicate, he roughs it sufficiently if he leaves home.1907 April, E[dward] M[organ] Forster, The Longest Journey, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, part I (Cambridge), page 31
Forms of rough it
| third-person singular present | roughs it |
|---|---|
| present participle | roughing it |
| past participle | roughed it |
| past | roughed it |
| alternative form | rough it out |
Questions about rough it
- What does rough it mean?
- Rough it means to endure hard living conditions; to live without ordinary comforts.
- What part of speech is rough it?
- Rough it is a verb.
- What is the past tense of rough it?
- The past tense of rough it is roughed it.
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