Past tense of condone
regular verb
The past tense of condone is condoned. The past participle is also condoned.
Forms of condone
| Base form (V1) | condone /kənˈdoʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | condoned |
| Past participle (V3) | condoned |
| Present participle | condoning |
| Third person singular | condones |
Condoned in a sentence
- It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.From the entry persuasion
- Dadaist reaction against an incondonable reality also meant reaction against all who condoned that reality.1979, Allan Carl Greenberg, Artists and Revolution: Dada and the Bauhaus, Umi Research Press, page 120. From the entry incondonable
- Murder might be condoned or explained, and yet some smaller offence might rankle.1924 November 8, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry puzzle
- Her behavior cannot be condoned,” Tuter said.2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12…. From the entry judge
Meaning of condone
- verb To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- verb To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- verb To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
Questions about the past tense of condone
- What is the past tense of condone?
- The past tense of condone is condoned.
- What is the past participle of condone?
- The past participle of condone is condoned.
- Is condone a regular or irregular verb?
- Condone is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: condone (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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