Past tense of belt
regular verb
The past tense of belt is belted. The past participle is also belted.
Forms of belt
| Base form (V1) | belt /ˈbɛlt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | belted /ˈbɛltɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | belted /ˈbɛltɪd/ |
| Present participle | belting /ˈbɛltɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | belts /bɛlts/ |
Belted in a sentence
- Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.
- The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.
- Lively show tunes being belted out by the pianist on the grand piano.From the entry belt out
- He belted out Sweet Child of Mine at the karaoke.From the entry belt out
- The jukebox belted out tunes from the fifties, and waiters shouted food orders to the cooks behind the enormous steel counter.From the entry belt out
Meaning of belt
- noun A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- noun A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- noun A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Questions about the past tense of belt
- What is the past tense of belt?
- The past tense of belt is belted.
- What is the past participle of belt?
- The past participle of belt is belted.
- Is belt a regular or irregular verb?
- Belt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: belt (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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