Past tense of bait
regular verb
The past tense of bait is baited. The past participle is also baited.
Forms of bait
| Base form (V1) | bait /beɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | baited /ˈbeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | baited /ˈbeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | baiting /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | baits /beɪts/ |
Baited in a sentence
- We baited some double-sticky tape and roach traps, but I doubt they'll catch anything."2017, Jeffrey A[lan] Lockwood, Murder on the Fly, Fayetteville, A.R.: Pen-L Publishing, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry joanie
- He complained of being 'lugged and worried' like a baited bear and exposed to 'splenish censure'.2014, Jessie Childs, God’s Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England. From the entry splenish
- He tied on new baited snells and recovered the current with the oars.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 194. From the entry snell
- You must be waiting with baited breath for the lit-flick (humorous) about Jacquelyn Susann writing THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.2000 February 2, Ted Samsel, “Literary Criticism -- why has it gotten weird and is it getting more normal”, in rec.arts.books (Usenet). From the entry lit flick
- I baited my hook with another cashewlike worm.1995, Scott Heim, Mysterious skin. From the entry cashewlike
Meaning of bait
- noun Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- noun Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
- noun Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.
Questions about the past tense of bait
- What is the past tense of bait?
- The past tense of bait is baited.
- What is the past participle of bait?
- The past participle of bait is baited.
- Is bait a regular or irregular verb?
- Bait is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bait (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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