Past tense of compress
regular verb
The past tense of compress is compressed. The past participle is also compressed.
Forms of compress
| Base form (V1) | compress /kəmˈpɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | compressed /kəmˈpɹɛst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | compressed /kəmˈpɹɛst/ |
| Present participle | compressing /kəmˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | compresses |
Compressed in a sentence
- Since the image was lossily compressed, we were unable to recover the original.From the entry lossily
- Do you know what software I need to unarchive these compressed files?From the entry unarchive
- The gas remains compressed inside the cylinder.From the entry compressed
- The file is stored in a compressed format.From the entry compressed
- The riveter required a compressed air supply.From the entry riveter
Meaning of compress
- verb To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
- verb To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
- verb To condense into a more economic, easier format.
Questions about the past tense of compress
- What is the past tense of compress?
- The past tense of compress is compressed.
- What is the past participle of compress?
- The past participle of compress is compressed.
- Is compress a regular or irregular verb?
- Compress is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compress (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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