Past tense of blind
regular verb
The past tense of blind is blinded. The past participle is also blinded.
Forms of blind
| Base form (V1) | blind /ˈblaɪ̯nd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | blinded /ˈblaɪn.dɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | blinded /ˈblaɪn.dɪd/ |
| Present participle | blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | blinds /blaɪndz/ |
Less standard forms: blound (nonstandard).
Blinded in a sentence
- The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.
- They were blinded by partisan zeal.From the entry partisan
- He desires to keep unbelievers blinded to the truth of God's Word.2006, Charles Stanley, When the Enemy Strikes: The Keys to Winning Your Spiritual Battles. From the entry God's word
- Sitting at Garnet Hill I am blinded by the sunlight on the ice.2004, John Kelly, Due South: An Antarctic Journal, page 53. From the entry dingle
- No untoward effects were reported; however, this was not a blinded or controlled study.2004, Jan Riordan, chapter 5, in Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, →ISBN, page 149. From the entry untoward
Meaning of blind
- adjective Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
- adjective Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
- adjective Having little or no visibility.
Questions about the past tense of blind
- What is the past tense of blind?
- The past tense of blind is blinded.
- What is the past participle of blind?
- The past participle of blind is blinded.
- Is blind a regular or irregular verb?
- Blind is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is blound correct?
- blound is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of blind is blinded.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: blind (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of blind.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/blind. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
