Past tense of combine
regular verb
The past tense of combine is combined. The past participle is also combined.
Forms of combine
| Base form (V1) | combine /kəmˈbaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | combined /kəmˈbaɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | combined /kəmˈbaɪnd/ |
| Present participle | combining /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | combines /ˈkɑm.baɪnz/ |
Combined in a sentence
- Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2...
- Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.From the entry kill
- He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.From the entry intoxication
- A vector space is a set of vectors which can be linearly combined.From the entry vector space
- The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.From the entry combined
Meaning of combine
- verb To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
- verb To have two or more things or properties that function together.
- verb To come together; to unite.
Questions about the past tense of combine
- What is the past tense of combine?
- The past tense of combine is combined.
- What is the past participle of combine?
- The past participle of combine is combined.
- Is combine a regular or irregular verb?
- Combine is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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