Past tense of bill
regular verb
The past tense of bill is billed. The past participle is also billed.
Forms of bill
| Base form (V1) | bill /ˈbɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | billed /bɪld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | billed /bɪld/ |
| Present participle | billing /ˈbɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bills /bɪlz/ |
Billed in a sentence
- This movie isn't even billed as a comedy, but it's worlds funnier than the comedy I saw last month.From the entry world
- It was billed as a double act but everyone knew it wasn’t going to be that way.2025 July 28, John Crace, “Sidekick Starmer can’t get a word in as The Donald dominates world’s most one-sided double act”, in The…. From the entry plus one
- The event was billed as the “world’s largest bonfire,” drawing thousands to the College Station campus.2024 June 4, Joe Sutton, Dalia Faheid, “Texas A&M will not bring back bonfire tradition after collapse killed 12 in 1999, president says”…. From the entry College Station
- “Harold the Wild Boy,” billed as a jungle savage, is in truth a sweethearted scholar.2020 May 16, Lucy Knisley, “Carnival Performer, Newly Separated; Attachment Issues”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry sweethearted
- The Sandy Beaches cruise offers Alcoholics Anonymous meetings billed simply as Friends of Bill W.2003 February 23, Lynne Margolis, “Delbert McClinton rocks the boat for music lovers”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved 08 Jul 2011. From the entry friend of Bill W.
Meaning of bill
- noun A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.).
- noun A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.).
- noun A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
Questions about the past tense of bill
- What is the past tense of bill?
- The past tense of bill is billed.
- What is the past participle of bill?
- The past participle of bill is billed.
- Is bill a regular or irregular verb?
- Bill is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bill (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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