Past tense of admire
regular verb
The past tense of admire is admired. The past participle is also admired.
Forms of admire
| Base form (V1) | admire /ədˈmaɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | admired /ədˈmaɪɹd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | admired /ədˈmaɪɹd/ |
| Present participle | admiring /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | admires |
Admired in a sentence
- He'd always been (very) much admired by his colleagues.
- I'm so sick and tired of bein' admired.2000, Marshall Mathers (Eminem), “The Way I Am”, in The Marshall Mathers LP
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:admired.From the entry admired
- She admired the purity of the child’s laughter.From the entry purity
- He admired the efficient layout of the new website.From the entry layout
Meaning of admire
- verb To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
- verb To regard with wonder and delight.
- verb To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
Questions about the past tense of admire
- What is the past tense of admire?
- The past tense of admire is admired.
- What is the past participle of admire?
- The past participle of admire is admired.
- Is admire a regular or irregular verb?
- Admire is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: admire (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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