Past tense of bulldoze
regular verb
The past tense of bulldoze is bulldozed. The past participle is also bulldozed.
Forms of bulldoze
| Base form (V1) | bulldoze /ˈbʊldoʊz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bulldozed |
| Past participle (V3) | bulldozed |
| Present participle | bulldozing |
| Third person singular | bulldozes |
Bulldozed in a sentence
- He's certainly very chirpy for a man whose house has just been bulldozed down.
- In the 11th minute Theo Walcott drilled in a corner, and Olivier Giroud bulldozed through unopposed to thump the ball goalwards.2012 November 10, Amy Lawrence, “Fulham's Mark Schwarzer saves late penalty in dramatic draw at Arsenal”, in The Guardian, archived from...
- My soil is awful, an unfecund combination of sand, rocks and roots, the ungenerous leavings of Long Island’s glacially bulldozed moraine.2007 September 7, Lawrence Downes, “A Box of Worms”, in New York Times. From the entry unfecund
- When I was older I bulldozed my parents into throwing dinner parties I would cook for, attempting coq au vin and bœuf bourguignon.2013 June 28, Frances Atkins, “Soul food: Frances Atkins on her three-colour cake”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group…. From the entry bœuf bourguignon
Meaning of bulldoze
- verb To destroy with a bulldozer.
- verb To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
- verb To push through forcefully.
Questions about the past tense of bulldoze
- What is the past tense of bulldoze?
- The past tense of bulldoze is bulldozed.
- What is the past participle of bulldoze?
- The past participle of bulldoze is bulldozed.
- Is bulldoze a regular or irregular verb?
- Bulldoze is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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