Past tense of bate
regular verb
The past tense of bate is bated. The past participle is also bated.
Forms of bate
| Base form (V1) | bate /beɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bated /ˈbeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bated /ˈbeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | bating /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bates /beɪts/ |
Bated in a sentence
- We are waiting with bated breath for the release of the new version.From the entry with bated breath
- A sorcelled mist clouded her mind, and the sounds of the vehement flies and the bated breathing of those around her folded back.1981, A.A. Attanasio, Radix, Corgi Books, →ISBN, page 116. From the entry sorcelled
Meaning of bate
- verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- verb To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation.
- verb To cut off, remove, take away.
Questions about the past tense of bate
- What is the past tense of bate?
- The past tense of bate is bated.
- What is the past participle of bate?
- The past participle of bate is bated.
- Is bate a regular or irregular verb?
- Bate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bate (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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