Past tense of brainstorm
regular verb
The past tense of brainstorm is brainstormed. The past participle is also brainstormed.
Forms of brainstorm
| Base form (V1) | brainstorm /ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | brainstormed |
| Past participle (V3) | brainstormed |
| Present participle | brainstorming |
| Third person singular | brainstorms |
Brainstormed in a sentence
- The gathering (brainstormed by John Newman) that marked the postwar revival of congoing in England.1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Whitcon. From the entry congoing
- When she brainstormed about what else she would do, where else she would go, her mind drew a blank.2022, Ling Ma, “Office Hours”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN. From the entry draw a blank
Meaning of brainstorm
- verb To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
- verb To participate in a brainstorming session.
- verb To think up (ideas); especially, to do so creatively.
Questions about the past tense of brainstorm
- What is the past tense of brainstorm?
- The past tense of brainstorm is brainstormed.
- What is the past participle of brainstorm?
- The past participle of brainstorm is brainstormed.
- Is brainstorm a regular or irregular verb?
- Brainstorm is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: brainstorm (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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