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Past tense of counsel

regular verb

The past tense of counsel is counseled or counselled. The past participle is also counseled or counselled.

Forms of counsel

Base form (V1)counsel /ˈkaʊn.səl/
Past tense (V2)counseled
counselled
Past participle (V3)counseled
counselled
Present participlecounseling
Third person singularcounsels

Counseled and counselled in a sentence

  • The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
  • He counseled his daughter to resist the lure of hatred and bitterness.2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 10
  • John counseled that I proceed cautiously, hear Hy out before making any judgments.2007, Marcia Muller, The Ever-Running Man, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 151. From the entry hot-headed
  • Mathematics, counseled Thomas Bradwardine, should be allowed to exercise the authority which is its proper due.1969, Arts liberaux et philosophie, page 215. From the entry revelatrix
  • The author observes that teachers who persistently perform poorly can be counseled out of teaching by using the model summatively.1995, Anthony J Shinkfield, Daniel L Stufflebeam, Teacher evaluation: guide to effective practice. From the entry summatively

Meaning of counsel

  1. noun The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
  2. noun Exercise of judgment; prudence.
  3. noun Advice; guidance.

Full definition of counsel

Questions about the past tense of counsel

What is the past tense of counsel?
The past tense of counsel is counseled or counselled.
What is the past participle of counsel?
The past participle of counsel is counseled or counselled.
Is counsel a regular or irregular verb?
Counsel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counsel (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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