Past tense of captivate
regular verb
The past tense of captivate is captivated. The past participle is also captivated.
Forms of captivate
| Base form (V1) | captivate /ˈkæptɪveɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | captivated |
| Past participle (V3) | captivated |
| Present participle | captivating /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | captivates |
Captivated in a sentence
- The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.From the entry ash
- I can only say I was captivated by the film and its stealthy evocation of pure evil.2022 May 26, Peter Bradshaw, “Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery”, in The Guardian. From the entry pure evil
- Certainly not, though who could blame her for being captivated?2014 August 27, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Last of Robin Hood Wrestles with a Star's Underage Love”, in The Village Voice, archived from the…. From the entry roué
- But who could not have been captivated by the passages of ecstatic murmurings; shimmering, unhinged harmonies; ruminatively Wagnerian lyricism?2007 January 20, Anthony Tommasini, “Muti Takes the Reins, a Classicist at His Core”, in New York Times. From the entry ruminatively
- STONED: drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world.1952 September 29, “"BOP VOCABULARY" section, inside of "That Crazy Bop Joke Craze"”, in LIFE Magazine, New York, U.S., page 67. From the entry stoned
Meaning of captivate
- verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
- verb To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
- verb To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
Questions about the past tense of captivate
- What is the past tense of captivate?
- The past tense of captivate is captivated.
- What is the past participle of captivate?
- The past participle of captivate is captivated.
- Is captivate a regular or irregular verb?
- Captivate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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