Past tense of allocate
regular verb
The past tense of allocate is allocated. The past participle is also allocated.
Forms of allocate
| Base form (V1) | allocate /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | allocated /ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | allocated /ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | allocating |
| Third person singular | allocates |
Allocated in a sentence
- Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.
- By March 1994, it had moved to Cardiff Canton, and was still allocated there when its nameplates were taken off in March 1997.2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27
- In programming, a "memory leak" refers to a situation where memory is or stays unnecessarily allocated.From the entry refer
- With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs.From the entry stranded
- Nobody told me where I might find my pitroom, or indeed if I had been allocated one.2023, Sara Wheeler, Glowing Still: A Woman's Life on the Road. From the entry pitroom
Meaning of allocate
- verb To set aside for a purpose.
- verb To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
- verb To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
Questions about the past tense of allocate
- What is the past tense of allocate?
- The past tense of allocate is allocated.
- What is the past participle of allocate?
- The past participle of allocate is allocated.
- Is allocate a regular or irregular verb?
- Allocate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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