Past tense of closet
regular verb
The past tense of closet is closeted. The past participle is also closeted.
Forms of closet
| Base form (V1) | closet /ˈklɒzɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | closeted /ˈklɒzɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | closeted /ˈklɒzɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | closeting |
| Third person singular | closets |
Closeted in a sentence
- The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.
- But this envy-streaked pleasure Alice closeted, and never let the girl see how she admired those ready-for-bed-in-the-street clothes.1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, page 55
- He's spent all day closeted in his room.From the entry closeted
- They were the elegiac favourites of a closeted Romantic.1971, Cynthia Ozick, “The Pagan Rabbi”, in Collected Stories, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, published 2006, page 12. From the entry closeted
- Sokolsky asks if he realizes that this is a walk-in clinic for closeted reality benders, and he's a disaster-response coordinator, not a therapist.2022 September 12, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-7000 - The Loser” (10:38 from the start), in The Exploring Series, retrieved 25 Mar…. From the entry closeted
Meaning of closet
- noun A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
- noun Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
- noun Any private or inner room, (particularly).
Questions about the past tense of closet
- What is the past tense of closet?
- The past tense of closet is closeted.
- What is the past participle of closet?
- The past participle of closet is closeted.
- Is closet a regular or irregular verb?
- Closet is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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