Past tense of advocate
regular verb
The past tense of advocate is advocated. The past participle is also advocated.
Forms of advocate
| Base form (V1) | advocate /ˈæd.və.kət/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | advocated |
| Past participle (V3) | advocated |
| Present participle | advocating |
| Third person singular | advocates /ˈæd.və.kəts/ |
Advocated in a sentence
- Those who have advocated the closure of the G.C. have so far failed to say by which alternative route this North-to-West traffic could be carried.1960 December, B. Perren, “The role of the Great Central—present and future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 765
- Freightliner has advocated the long-planned development of Ripple Lane as a nodal yard.2025 August 6, David Stubbings, “Network News: Options sought for more trains to London Gateway”, in RAIL, number 1041, page 10. From the entry nodal
- Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science.2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN. From the entry astronomer
- They also advocated raising selenophorines, ditomines, and amblystomines to subtribe level.2012, Yves Bousquet, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, North of Mexico, page 57. From the entry selenophorine
- As a result many Fathers of the Church advocated the complete suppression of drama and circusses.1998, Sociologus, page 140. From the entry circusses
Meaning of advocate
- noun Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- noun Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
- noun A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent.
Questions about the past tense of advocate
- What is the past tense of advocate?
- The past tense of advocate is advocated.
- What is the past participle of advocate?
- The past participle of advocate is advocated.
- Is advocate a regular or irregular verb?
- Advocate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: advocate (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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