Past tense of collate
regular verb
The past tense of collate is collated. The past participle is also collated.
Forms of collate
| Base form (V1) | collate /kəˈleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | collated /kəˈleɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | collated /kəˈleɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | collating /kɒˈleɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | collates |
Collated in a sentence
- "Once collated, all files are sent to an external printing business with a turnaround time of about seven days, and then most of the distribution is done in-house.2021 September 22, John Potter tells Paul Stephen, “Your guide to Europe”, in RAIL, number 940, page 65
- We found out why cats do this and collated some of our favorite blep moments.2015, "Digital Mews", The Cat Magazine, Winter 2015, page 9. From the entry blep
- They are available in eight colors, reverse collated in pairs, and reportedly will not miscollate in copiers.1992, American Printer - Volume 209, page 82. From the entry miscollate
- Three cups later, he and Juana stacked together their collated notes and he adiosed the kids and caregivers.2020, Melanie Greene, Roll Play, →ISBN. From the entry adios
- Figures on the number of women choosing to freebirth are not collated, but researchers and midwives believe it's on the rise.2017 August 30, Josie Taylor, Rebecca Armitage, “The rise of freebirthing: 'If there was a death of my baby ... I was capable of…. From the entry freebirth
Meaning of collate
- verb To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
- verb To assemble something in a logical sequence.
- verb To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
Questions about the past tense of collate
- What is the past tense of collate?
- The past tense of collate is collated.
- What is the past participle of collate?
- The past participle of collate is collated.
- Is collate a regular or irregular verb?
- Collate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: collate (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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