Past tense of censure
regular verb
The past tense of censure is censured. The past participle is also censured.
Forms of censure
| Base form (V1) | censure /ˈsɛn.ʃə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | censured |
| Past participle (V3) | censured |
| Present participle | censuring |
| Third person singular | censures |
Censured in a sentence
- The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence.1946 January and February, T. S. Lascelles, “A Series of False Signals”, in Railway Magazine, page 43
- Cultural norms and social rules regulate whether someone can be among others or will be isolated, whether the sick will be considered foul or acceptable, and whether they are to be pitied or censured.1982 March 18, Eric J. Cassel[l], “The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 306...
- Having censured the circumcision, she bethought her of kindred topics, and asked Aziz when he was going to be married.1924 June 4, E[dward] M[organ] Forster, A Passage to India, London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC. From the entry bethink
- Recognizing their cliquemates—as well as outsiders—as potential competitors for social status, they carefully censured the information they were willing to share with close associates.2004, B. Bradford Brown, “Adolescents’ Relationships with Peers”, in Richard M. Lerner, Laurence Steinberg, editors, Handbook Of…. From the entry cliquemate
- This excursion of Johnson’s was therefore safe enough and though his survey work there was rather haphazard, he was not censured for crossing the frontier.[1977, John Keay, Explorers of the Western Himalayas, 1820-1895, published 1996, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 202. From the entry Xaidulla
Meaning of censure
- noun The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- noun Official reprimand.
- noun A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
Questions about the past tense of censure
- What is the past tense of censure?
- The past tense of censure is censured.
- What is the past participle of censure?
- The past participle of censure is censured.
- Is censure a regular or irregular verb?
- Censure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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