Past tense of agonize
regular verb
The past tense of agonize is agonized. The past participle is also agonized.
Forms of agonize
| Base form (V1) | agonize /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | agonized /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | agonized /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/ |
| Present participle | agonizing /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | agonizes |
Agonized in a sentence
- Good Lord, how we agonized over spending so much time in the briefing scene in this ep.2009 August 11, John Rogers, “LEVERAGE #204 ‘The Fairy Godparents Job’ Post-game”, in Kung Fu Monkey (blog), archived from the original on…. From the entry competence porn
- Babbitt was frightened, but he had an agonized instinct that if he yielded in this he would yield in everything.1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 32, in Babbitt. From the entry blatherskite
- A woman with an agonized expression on her up-turned face sat with her knees apart while a man buried his head between her legs.2017, Laura Trentham, An Indecent Invitation: Spies and Lovers Book 1, Laura Huskins, →ISBN. From the entry ruche
- Balked for the second time, the passion of his grief had found another outlet, was transformed into a passion of agonized rage.1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus. From the entry balk
- And all the while that this agonized questioning went on within him, he talked flippantly to Conrad, enraging the cross-grained doorkeeper to the point of homicidal mania.1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary. From the entry cross-grained
Meaning of agonize
- verb To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- verb To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
- verb To cause agony or anguish in someone.
Questions about the past tense of agonize
- What is the past tense of agonize?
- The past tense of agonize is agonized.
- What is the past participle of agonize?
- The past participle of agonize is agonized.
- Is agonize a regular or irregular verb?
- Agonize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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