Past tense of court
regular verb
The past tense of court is courted. The past participle is also courted.
Forms of court
| Base form (V1) | court /ˈkɔːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | courted |
| Past participle (V3) | courted |
| Present participle | courting |
| Third person singular | courts /kɔɹts/ |
Courted in a sentence
- She courted controversy with her frank speeches.
- By and large, the popularists were courted by, and often allied themselves, with the guerrillas.1995, Peter R. Baehr, Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook, page 22. From the entry popularist
- Hollywood honchos courted her, flattered her, showered her with gifts—and took her name in vain behind her back.2010, William J. Mann, How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood 1941-1981, Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry take someone's name in vain
- Why not believe he's courted and won her and ain't youall lucky he came down here bringing youall the good news?2002, Christopher Metress, The Lynching of Emmett Till: A Documentary Narrative, page 283. From the entry youall
- Others responded to male Bengalese finches which had been reared by zebra finches and hence courted them, whilst others would mate with neither.1981, D. M. Broom, Biology of Behaviour: Mechanisms, Functions and Applications, page 214. From the entry Bengalese finch
Meaning of court
- noun An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- noun A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- noun A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
Questions about the past tense of court
- What is the past tense of court?
- The past tense of court is courted.
- What is the past participle of court?
- The past participle of court is courted.
- Is court a regular or irregular verb?
- Court is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: court (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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