Past tense of bleach
regular verb
The past tense of bleach is bleached. The past participle is also bleached.
Forms of bleach
| Base form (V1) | bleach /bliːt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bleached /bliːt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bleached /bliːt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | bleaching /ˈbliːt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bleaches |
Bleached in a sentence
- semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles
- They were bleached away by the dollarbucks piled up in Stallone's swimming pool.2022 June, Cian Cruise, Dad Bod: Portraits of Pop Culture Papas, Dundurn Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry dollarbuck
- His skin, normally like polished bronze, was drained flat, as if he'd been bleached.2011, Chyna Chyna, FAM: Rolling in a London Girl Gang. From the entry crep
- But who would actually accept a stranger's monogrammed kerchief, no matter how starched and bleached?2008, Sara Jane Stoner, The Sis, page 98. From the entry tissueless
- They can be safely bleached, soaked, washed and dried for years.2008, Daniel Allen, Cheryl Benn, Sue Pullon, Margot Schwass, The New Zealand Pregnancy Book, Bridget Williams Books, →ISBN, page 174. From the entry flat nappy
Meaning of bleach
- noun A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
- noun A variety of bleach.
- verb To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
Questions about the past tense of bleach
- What is the past tense of bleach?
- The past tense of bleach is bleached.
- What is the past participle of bleach?
- The past participle of bleach is bleached.
- Is bleach a regular or irregular verb?
- Bleach is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bleach (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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