Past tense of crest
regular verb
The past tense of crest is crested. The past participle is also crested.
Forms of crest
| Base form (V1) | crest /kɹɛst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | crested /ˈkɹɛstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | crested /ˈkɹɛstɪd/ |
| Present participle | cresting /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | crests /kɹɛsts/ |
Crested in a sentence
- I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.From the entry shift
- Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.2018 April 21, Sara Hudston, The Guardian. From the entry asker
- The H1N1 flunami crested in Lincoln late last month, according to Friday's weekly report.2009 November 6, Mark Andersen, “Flu activity declining in Lincoln after peak”, in Lilcoln Journal Star. From the entry flunami
- A flock of crested pigeons flashed through the timber out in the day.2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 223. From the entry crested pigeon
- Tasikoki has some 70 crested black macaques housed together in large, forested enclosures to let them establish hierarchies.2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic. From the entry forested
Meaning of crest
- noun The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- noun A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- noun The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
Questions about the past tense of crest
- What is the past tense of crest?
- The past tense of crest is crested.
- What is the past participle of crest?
- The past participle of crest is crested.
- Is crest a regular or irregular verb?
- Crest is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crest (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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