Past tense of bribe
regular verb
The past tense of bribe is bribed. The past participle is also bribed.
Forms of bribe
| Base form (V1) | bribe /bɹaɪb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bribed /bɹaɪbd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bribed /bɹaɪbd/ |
| Present participle | bribing /ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bribes /bɹaɪbz/ |
Bribed in a sentence
- But I won't be threatened or bribed or guilted into giving up something that's important to me.1995, Nora Roberts, True Betrayals. From the entry guilt
- This wasn't the same temp she'd bribed away yesterday.2008, Denise Hamilton, The Last Embrace, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 137. From the entry galumph
- A forced churchgoer has no religion, a terrified churchgoer has no Christianity, a bribed churchgoer has no morals.1985, Joy Davidman, Smoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments, →ISBN, page 58. From the entry churchgoer
- A native of Kwangsi himself, Wang may have played upon their common provincial ties; or he may have bribed them.[1975, Edward J. M. Rhoads, “Middle Years of the Post-Boxer Decade, II: Revolution”, in China's Republican Revolution: The Case of…. From the entry Fangcheng
- The word is that every petty havaldar, sub-inspector and police inspector, licensing clerk and petty official has to be bribed before he'll do his duty.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 252. From the entry havaldar
Meaning of bribe
- noun Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
- noun The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
- noun That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
Questions about the past tense of bribe
- What is the past tense of bribe?
- The past tense of bribe is bribed.
- What is the past participle of bribe?
- The past participle of bribe is bribed.
- Is bribe a regular or irregular verb?
- Bribe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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