Past tense of bar
regular verb
The past tense of bar is barred. The past participle is also barred.
Forms of bar
| Base form (V1) | bar /bɑː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | barred /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | barred /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ |
| Present participle | barring /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Third person singular | bars /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ |
Barred in a sentence
- Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.
- I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.
- He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.From the entry barred
- A shut door barred our way into the house.From the entry shut
- I got barred from my local, so I've started going all the way into town for a drink.From the entry local
Meaning of bar
- noun A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
- noun A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
- noun A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
Questions about the past tense of bar
- What is the past tense of bar?
- The past tense of bar is barred.
- What is the past participle of bar?
- The past participle of bar is barred.
- Is bar a regular or irregular verb?
- Bar is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bar (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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