Past tense of brand
regular verb
The past tense of brand is branded. The past participle is also branded.
Forms of brand
| Base form (V1) | brand /ˈbɹænd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | branded |
| Past participle (V3) | branded |
| Present participle | branding /ˈbrændɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | brands |
Branded in a sentence
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
- Her face is branded upon my memory.
- He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.From the entry deviant
- That charge stung the sportocrats in Switzerland, who hate nothing more than being branded as political.2026 February 11, Bruce Berglund, “Russia plays prideful, but there's no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting”, in Katharine Viner, editor…. From the entry sportocrat
- The BBC is seeking a swift resolution after Twitter branded it as “government funded media.”2023 April 9, Sophie Tanno, “Twitter brands BBC a ‘government funded media’ organization”, in CNN. From the entry BBC
Meaning of brand
- noun A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
- noun A branding iron.
- noun The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
Questions about the past tense of brand
- What is the past tense of brand?
- The past tense of brand is branded.
- What is the past participle of brand?
- The past participle of brand is branded.
- Is brand a regular or irregular verb?
- Brand is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: brand (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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