welch
verb /weltʃ/, /welʃ/
/weltʃ/, /welʃ/
(also welsh)
[intransitive] (disapproving, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they welch | /weltʃ/, /welʃ/ /weltʃ/, /welʃ/ |
| he / she / it welches | /ˈweltʃɪz/, /ˈwelʃɪz/ /ˈweltʃɪz/, /ˈwelʃɪz/ |
| past simple welched | /weltʃt/, /welʃt/ /weltʃt/, /welʃt/ |
| past participle welched | /weltʃt/, /welʃt/ /weltʃt/, /welʃt/ |
| -ing form welching | /ˈweltʃɪŋ/, /ˈwelʃɪŋ/ /ˈweltʃɪŋ/, /ˈwelʃɪŋ/ |
- welch (on somebody/something) to not do something that you have promised to do, for example to not pay money that you owe