Past tense of christen
regular verb
The past tense of christen is christened. The past participle is also christened.
Forms of christen
| Base form (V1) | christen /ˈkɹɪsən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | christened |
| Past participle (V3) | christened |
| Present participle | christening /ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | christens |
Christened in a sentence
- The new baby was christened at the village church.
- The order to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number of military initiatives by Democratic presidents.2025 June 4, Andy Rose, “Gay rights icon Harvey Milk’s legacy slighted by decision to rename Navy ship”, in CNN
- I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.2002, Sue Grafton, Q Is for Quarry. From the entry facilities
- Perhaps only her and Mrs Natwick had stuck to the christened name, they felt it suited.1974, Patrick White, Five-Twenty, Shorter Novels and Stories, Cape, published 1974, →ISBN, page 173. From the entry royal
- She was christened 'Alice', but she used to deny that she was really an Alice.1968, Kurt Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House, Delacorte Press, page xiv. From the entry Alice
Meaning of christen
- verb To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
- verb To name.
- verb To Christianize.
Questions about the past tense of christen
- What is the past tense of christen?
- The past tense of christen is christened.
- What is the past participle of christen?
- The past participle of christen is christened.
- Is christen a regular or irregular verb?
- Christen is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: christen (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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