Past tense of code
regular verb
The past tense of code is coded. The past participle is also coded.
Forms of code
| Base form (V1) | code /kəʊd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | coded /ˈkəʊ.dəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | coded /ˈkəʊ.dəd/ |
| Present participle | coding /koʊdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | codes /kəʊdz/ |
Coded in a sentence
- The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found).2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 5
- Use the HTML validator to check that your web page is correctly coded.From the entry validator
- Have a look at this cool website I coded up last night!From the entry code up
- The genetic code is degenerate because a single amino acid can be coded by one of several codons.From the entry degenerate
- This character is coded as autistic.From the entry coded
Meaning of code
- noun A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- noun A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- noun Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
Questions about the past tense of code
- What is the past tense of code?
- The past tense of code is coded.
- What is the past participle of code?
- The past participle of code is coded.
- Is code a regular or irregular verb?
- Code is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: code (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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