Past tense of broadcast
irregular verb
The past tense of broadcast is broadcast. The past participle is also broadcast.
Forms of broadcast
| Base form (V1) | broadcast /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | broadcast /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | broadcast /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/ |
| Present participle | broadcasting /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | broadcasts |
Less standard forms: broadcasted (proscribed).
Meaning of broadcast
- adjective Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
- adjective Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
- adjective Relating to transmissions of messages or signals to many people through radio waves or electronic means.
Verbs like broadcast
Questions about the past tense of broadcast
- What is the past tense of broadcast?
- The past tense of broadcast is broadcast.
- What is the past participle of broadcast?
- The past participle of broadcast is broadcast.
- Is broadcast a regular or irregular verb?
- Broadcast is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.
- Is broadcasted correct?
- broadcasted is marked proscribed in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of broadcast is broadcast.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: broadcast (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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