Past tense of attribute
regular verb
The past tense of attribute is attributed. The past participle is also attributed.
Forms of attribute
| Base form (V1) | attribute /ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | attributed /əˈtɹɪb.juː.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | attributed /əˈtɹɪb.juː.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | attributing /əˈtɹɪb.juː.tɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | attributes |
Attributed in a sentence
- This attribute is used to declare in metadata that the attributed method or class requires SocketPermission of the declared form.2003, Peter Drayton, Ben Albahari, Ted Neward, C# in a Nutshell, page 536
- This poem is attributed to Browning.
- Some skeptics have attributed changing temperatures to forces out of our control, such as axial procession.From the entry force
- Burying its head in the sand is fabulously attributed to the ostrich.From the entry fabulously
- The coach attributed their losses to poor team chemistry.From the entry chemistry
Meaning of attribute
- noun A characteristic or quality of a thing.
- noun An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
- noun A word that qualifies a noun.
Questions about the past tense of attribute
- What is the past tense of attribute?
- The past tense of attribute is attributed.
- What is the past participle of attribute?
- The past participle of attribute is attributed.
- Is attribute a regular or irregular verb?
- Attribute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: attribute (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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