Past tense of configure
regular verb
The past tense of configure is configured. The past participle is also configured.
Forms of configure
| Base form (V1) | configure /kənˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | configured |
| Past participle (V3) | configured |
| Present participle | configuring |
| Third person singular | configures |
Configured in a sentence
- I configured my screensaver to appear after only two minutes, because I enjoyed watching it so much.From the entry screensaver
- The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port.From the entry router
- The introduction of unmanned drone ships configured as anti-ship weapons is an extension of these tactics.2022 October 29, Howard Altman, Stetson Payne, Tyler Rogoway, “Ukraine Unleashes Mass Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack On Russia's Black Sea…. From the entry kamikaze drone
- The refiner allows you to filter this information down based on the configured criteria.2016, Rosemarie Withee, Ken Withee, Jennifer Reed, Office 365 For Dummies, page 101. From the entry refiner
- I believe that REST APIs should be designed and configured, but not coded.2011, Mark Masse, REST API Design Rulebook: Designing Consistent RESTful Web Service Interfaces, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 86. From the entry rest
Meaning of configure
- verb To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking.
Questions about the past tense of configure
- What is the past tense of configure?
- The past tense of configure is configured.
- What is the past participle of configure?
- The past participle of configure is configured.
- Is configure a regular or irregular verb?
- Configure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: configure (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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