Past tense of cede
regular verb
The past tense of cede is ceded. The past participle is also ceded.
Forms of cede
| Base form (V1) | cede /siːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ceded /ˈsiːdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | ceded /ˈsiːdɪd/ |
| Present participle | ceding /ˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | cedes /siːdz/ |
Ceded in a sentence
- In the late nineteenth century, the Chinese ceded Taiwan to the Japanese.2005, Jesse Helms, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 227
- He ceded a moment to the daffodilly breeze and the sound of crickets before answering.2015, Nick Tosches, chapter 31, in Under Tiberius: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 273. From the entry daffodilly
- Her right hand came back and smoothed lightly over the point where bepanted body ceded to stringent leg.1994, Geoffrey Atheling Wagner, A Singular Passion: A Novel, Baskerville Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 26. From the entry bepanted
- There was no counterdemolition to retaliate for the wholesale destruction carried out by the Civil Guards in the Finnish territory ceded to Russia.1943, Gregory Meiksins, chapter X, in The Baltic Riddle, New York: L. B. Fischer, page 185. From the entry counterdemolition
Meaning of cede
- verb To give up; yield to another.
- verb Same as above.
- verb To give way.
Questions about the past tense of cede
- What is the past tense of cede?
- The past tense of cede is ceded.
- What is the past participle of cede?
- The past participle of cede is ceded.
- Is cede a regular or irregular verb?
- Cede is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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