Past tense of administer
regular verb
The past tense of administer is administered. The past participle is also administered.
Forms of administer
| Base form (V1) | administer /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | administered /ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | administered /ədˈmɪnɪstɚd/ |
| Present participle | administering |
| Third person singular | administers |
Administered in a sentence
- Located in the northwestern side of the Black Sea, Snake Island, or called ostriv Zmiyinyy in Ukrainian and Insula Serpilor in Romanian, is currently administered by Ukraine but claimed by Romania.2006, Rongxing Guo, Territorial Disputes and Resource Management: A Global Handbook, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 224
- We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food.
- After the anesthetist administered the general anesthetic the patient was unconscious.From the entry unconscious
- An injection which is administered directly into a cancerous area is an intralesional injection.From the entry intralesional
- Mitomycin C is an anticancer drug, and may be administered as part of chemotherapy.From the entry anticancer
Meaning of administer
- verb To apportion out, distribute.
- verb To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
- verb To minister (to).
Questions about the past tense of administer
- What is the past tense of administer?
- The past tense of administer is administered.
- What is the past participle of administer?
- The past participle of administer is administered.
- Is administer a regular or irregular verb?
- Administer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: administer (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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