Past tense of compound
regular verb
The past tense of compound is compounded. The past participle is also compounded.
Forms of compound
| Base form (V1) | compound /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | compounded |
| Past participle (V3) | compounded |
| Present participle | compounding |
| Third person singular | compounds |
Compounded in a sentence
- In eighteenth century France, many aphrodisiac dishes and pastries were compounded with chocolate.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 62
- The pointlessness of the discussion only compounded her boredom.From the entry pointlessness
- “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.”2024 December 6, Samantha Cole, “Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination”…. From the entry auth
- Rolled far too easily by Marc-Antoine Fortuné, Demichelis compounded his error by standing on the striker's foot.2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in The Guardian. From the entry roll
- When the police compounded the monies the smurfer wisely asked for a receipt.2013, Philip Bean, Drugs and Crime, page 161. From the entry smurfer
Meaning of compound
- noun An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- noun An enclosure for secure storage.
- noun A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
Questions about the past tense of compound
- What is the past tense of compound?
- The past tense of compound is compounded.
- What is the past participle of compound?
- The past participle of compound is compounded.
- Is compound a regular or irregular verb?
- Compound is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compound (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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