Past tense of confound
regular verb
The past tense of confound is confounded. The past participle is also confounded.
Forms of confound
| Base form (V1) | confound /kənˈfaʊnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | confounded /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | confounded /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ |
| Present participle | confounding |
| Third person singular | confounds |
Confounded in a sentence
- His actions confounded the skeptics.
- Confound it! I can't find my confounded keys!From the entry confound it
- The result was a new kind of “small ball” platform that confounded Clinton’s cabinet.2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN. From the entry small ball
- He escaped from that experience confounded, horrified, and conscious of degradation.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 89. From the entry bandog
- That confounded polecat saw Bill raise the stick, ducked, and started an offensive.1918, Hunter Trader Trapper, volume 36, page 85. From the entry stinkcat
Meaning of confound
- verb To perplex or puzzle.
- verb To stun or amaze.
- verb To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
Questions about the past tense of confound
- What is the past tense of confound?
- The past tense of confound is confounded.
- What is the past participle of confound?
- The past participle of confound is confounded.
- Is confound a regular or irregular verb?
- Confound is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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