Past tense of bottle
regular verb
The past tense of bottle is bottled. The past participle is also bottled.
Forms of bottle
| Base form (V1) | bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bottled /ˈbɒtəld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bottled /ˈbɒtəld/ |
| Present participle | bottling |
| Third person singular | bottles /ˈbɑtl̩z/ |
Bottled in a sentence
- The rider bottled the big jump.
- Arsenal bottled the Premier League.
- We don’t have bottled water; you’ll have to get it from the tap.From the entry tap
- I had really wanted to dive off the 10-metre platform, but in the end I bottled out.From the entry bottle out
- All the complaints she'd bottled up came gushing out during their marriage counselling session.From the entry gush
Meaning of bottle
- noun A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
- noun The contents of such a container.
- noun A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
Questions about the past tense of bottle
- What is the past tense of bottle?
- The past tense of bottle is bottled.
- What is the past participle of bottle?
- The past participle of bottle is bottled.
- Is bottle a regular or irregular verb?
- Bottle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bottle (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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