Past tense of abuse
regular verb
The past tense of abuse is abused. The past participle is also abused.
Forms of abuse
| Base form (V1) | abuse /əˈbjuːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | abused /əˈbjuːzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | abused /əˈbjuːzd/ |
| Present participle | abusing |
| Third person singular | abuses /əˈbjuːsɪz/ |
Abused in a sentence
- He abused his authority.
- And I would have things to say to this God at the judgement, storming at him, as Job stormed with the eloquence of the abused heart.a. 1990, R. S. Thomas, At It
- The police abused their authority to wreak an innocent.From the entry wreak
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abused.From the entry abused
- They look at the newest gadget or algorithm and see how it can be misused and abused.2022 February 3, Rick Dakan, Ryan G. Van Cleave, Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 196. From the entry punk
Meaning of abuse
- noun Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
- noun Misuse; improper use; perversion.
- noun A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
Questions about the past tense of abuse
- What is the past tense of abuse?
- The past tense of abuse is abused.
- What is the past participle of abuse?
- The past participle of abuse is abused.
- Is abuse a regular or irregular verb?
- Abuse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abuse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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