Past tense of batter
regular verb
The past tense of batter is battered. The past participle is also battered.
Forms of batter
| Base form (V1) | batter /ˈbætə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | battered /ˈbætəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | battered /ˈbætəd/ |
| Present participle | battering /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Third person singular | batters |
Battered in a sentence
- The firemen battered down the door.
- Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
- I can see that battered old hat of yours has been in the wars.From the entry have been in the wars
- The minor accident caused a traffic jam as rubberneckers slowed down to get a good view of the battered cars.From the entry rubbernecker
- We all squeezed onto the battered but comfyish sofa.From the entry comfyish
Meaning of batter
- verb To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- verb To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
- verb To defeat soundly; to thrash.
Questions about the past tense of batter
- What is the past tense of batter?
- The past tense of batter is battered.
- What is the past participle of batter?
- The past participle of batter is battered.
- Is batter a regular or irregular verb?
- Batter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: batter (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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