Past tense of affront
regular verb
The past tense of affront is affronted. The past participle is also affronted.
Forms of affront
| Base form (V1) | affront /əˈfɹʌnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | affronted |
| Past participle (V3) | affronted |
| Present participle | affronting /əˈfɹʌntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | affronts |
Affronted in a sentence
- European fear and contempt for the American Indian, Allen contends, largely came about because the sexual, economic, and political ways of the woman-centered tribes affronted their own patriarchal assumptions.1986 February 15, Patricia Clark Smith, “A Fresh Wind in the Museum: The Sacred Hoop”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 39, page B7
- Avignon was beginning to settle down for the night – that long painful stretch of time which must somehow be affronted.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 436
- He was clumsy and struggling but perseverant, determined to accomplish the task he had set himself, and his keenness affronted Crystal.2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 121. From the entry perseverant
- Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so.2017 March 27, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer. From the entry affronted
- In the front room, Podson had sped to the mirror, vastly affronted at the bearded goggler staring back at him.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 145. From the entry goggler
Meaning of affront
- verb To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- verb To be an affront to; offend.
- verb To meet defiantly; to confront.
Questions about the past tense of affront
- What is the past tense of affront?
- The past tense of affront is affronted.
- What is the past participle of affront?
- The past participle of affront is affronted.
- Is affront a regular or irregular verb?
- Affront is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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