Past tense of bat
regular verb
The past tense of bat is batted. The past participle is also batted.
Forms of bat
| Base form (V1) | bat /bæt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | batted /ˈbætɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | batted /ˈbætɪd/ |
| Present participle | batting /ˈbætɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bats /bæts/ |
Batted in a sentence
- He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.
- We batted a few ideas around.
- I think we've batted this idea around enough to take a decision.From the entry bat around
- We batted around in our half of the inning.From the entry inning
- The ball can still be batted away with one or both hands. It can be batted from a player's hands or batted away during a shot.From the entry bat away
Meaning of bat
- noun Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
- noun An old woman.
- noun A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon.
Questions about the past tense of bat
- What is the past tense of bat?
- The past tense of bat is batted.
- What is the past participle of bat?
- The past participle of bat is batted.
- Is bat a regular or irregular verb?
- Bat is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bat (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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