Past tense of catapult
regular verb
The past tense of catapult is catapulted. The past participle is also catapulted.
Forms of catapult
| Base form (V1) | catapult /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | catapulted |
| Past participle (V3) | catapulted |
| Present participle | catapulting |
| Third person singular | catapults |
Catapulted in a sentence
- The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
- I was catapulted without preparation into the most difficult job any mortal man can hold.1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12
- His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease.From the entry ease
- But her latest act has catapulted her into art’s tastemaking elite.2007 June 10, Julia Chaplin, “Follow That Motoscafo”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2013. From the entry tastemaking
- Now, she’s back, back, back and ready to be catapulted to superstardom to serve “looks, sass and a dulled down Australian accent”.2024 September 12, Sam Damshenas, “‘A new direction for the franchise’: Drag Race UK stars on “mind-blowing” season 6”, in Gay Times. From the entry serve
Meaning of catapult
- noun A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
- noun A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
- noun A slingshot.
Questions about the past tense of catapult
- What is the past tense of catapult?
- The past tense of catapult is catapulted.
- What is the past participle of catapult?
- The past participle of catapult is catapulted.
- Is catapult a regular or irregular verb?
- Catapult is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: catapult (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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