Past tense of char

Forms of char

Past tense of char by meaning

1. to burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.: charred
2. to turn, especially away or aside.: chared or charred

Charred in a sentence

• I charred the wood.
• The wood charred.
• Alongside we have charred wild greens slathered with Cretan clarified staka butter.2025 August 9, Jay Rayner, “Your Greek island holiday, in sunny South Ken – Jay Rayner reviews Myrtos”, in Financial Times, London: The…. From the entry staka
• He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.2009, Jeffery Deaver, Hell's Kitchen. From the entry filthy
• Steak lovers want a charred surface and a rare, even cold, center.2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner’s Bible: […], Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250. From the entry overfired

Meaning of char

1. verb To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
2. verb To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
3. verb To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

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• Plural of char
• Char in Kannada
• Char in Sanskrit

Questions about the past tense of char

What is the past tense of char?

The past tense of char is charred.

What is the past participle of char?

The past participle of char is charred.

Is char a regular or irregular verb?

Char is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.