Past tense of belly
regular verb
The past tense of belly is bellied. The past participle is also bellied.
Forms of belly
| Base form (V1) | belly /ˈbɛli/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bellied /ˈbɛlid/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bellied /ˈbɛlid/ |
| Present participle | bellying |
| Third person singular | bellies /ˈbɛliz/ |
Bellied in a sentence
- There were trees whose trunks bellied into huge swellings.1914, Theodore Roosevelt, chapter 6, in Through the Brazilian Wilderness
- He bellied up to the bar as soon as he saw a free stool.From the entry belly up
- Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar.From the entry plunk
- “When he was going through his impeachment problems, it was the black community that bellied up to the bar,” Mr.2008 April 25, Mark Leibovich, “Black Leader in the House Sharply Criticizes Bill Clinton”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Apr 2015. From the entry belly up to the bar
Meaning of belly
- noun The abdomen (especially a fat one).
- noun Stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
- noun Uterus (a reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth).
Questions about the past tense of belly
- What is the past tense of belly?
- The past tense of belly is bellied.
- What is the past participle of belly?
- The past participle of belly is bellied.
- Is belly a regular or irregular verb?
- Belly is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
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