Past tense of apprentice
regular verb
The past tense of apprentice is apprenticed. The past participle is also apprenticed.
Forms of apprentice
| Base form (V1) | apprentice /əˈpɹɛntɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | apprenticed |
| Past participle (V3) | apprenticed |
| Present participle | apprenticing |
| Third person singular | apprentices |
Apprenticed in a sentence
- His father had apprenticed him to a silk merchant.
- He was apprenticed to a local employer.
- Although he was apprenticed to a longbowstringmaker, he evidently earned his living as a wiredrawer.2008, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. From the entry longbowstringmaker
- As a child he was apprenticed to a pawnshop in a neighboring town.1971, Mary Backus Rankin, Early Chinese Revolutionaries: Radical Intellectuals in Shanghai and Chekiang, 1902-1911, Harvard University…. From the entry Huchow
- While other cooks are apprenticed to the kitchen, the sous is the lieutenant, the executor of Chef's wishes.2014, Michael Gibney, Sous Chef: 24 Hours in the Kitchen. From the entry sous
Meaning of apprentice
- noun A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
- noun One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.
- noun One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
Questions about the past tense of apprentice
- What is the past tense of apprentice?
- The past tense of apprentice is apprenticed.
- What is the past participle of apprentice?
- The past participle of apprentice is apprenticed.
- Is apprentice a regular or irregular verb?
- Apprentice is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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