Past tense of branch
regular verb
The past tense of branch is branched. The past participle is also branched.
Forms of branch
| Base form (V1) | branch /bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | branched |
| Past participle (V3) | branched |
| Present participle | branching /ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | branches /ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪz/ |
Branched in a sentence
- The tree throve and branched so heavily that the windows of Lower West and the Doll's Flat were darkened.1944, Emily Carr, “Life Loves Living”, in The House of All Sorts
- The following year, he was 'branched' by the National Union of Journalists for an intemperate attack on Fleet Street.2003, Paul Routledge, The Bumper Book of British Lefties, page 199
- The carbon chain of an alkane may be linear or branched, but must not contain loops (cycles); its chemical formula is of the form CₙH₂ₙ₊₂.From the entry alkane
- Vanatru and Rokkatru are newer traditions that branched off from Asatru.2019, Ryan Smith, The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism, page 9. From the entry Vanatru
- Life emerges as chemical life (branched proteins) that yields biological life (branched protein protocells).2005, Joseph Seckbach, Julian Chela-Flores, Tobias Owen, Life in the Universe, page 357. From the entry biological life
Meaning of branch
- noun The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- noun Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
- noun A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
Questions about the past tense of branch
- What is the past tense of branch?
- The past tense of branch is branched.
- What is the past participle of branch?
- The past participle of branch is branched.
- Is branch a regular or irregular verb?
- Branch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: branch (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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