Past tense of culture
regular verb
The past tense of culture is cultured. The past participle is also cultured.
Forms of culture
| Base form (V1) | culture /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cultured /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cultured /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/ |
| Present participle | culturing |
| Third person singular | cultures |
Cultured in a sentence
- Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.From the entry long
- It then grew into a multicellular biobot after being cultured for two weeks.2023 December 15, Will Sullivan, “Tiny ‘Robots’ Made From Human Cells Show Wound-Healing Potential. The so-called “anthrobots” can…. From the entry anthrobot
- Loss of matrix attachment of cultured epithelial cells activates a caspase-mediated apoptotic program known as anoikis.2009 August 19, Zachary T. Schafer et al., “Antioxidant and oncogene rescue of metabolic defects caused by loss of matrix attachment”, in…. From the entry anoikis
- Removal of arg, pro, thre or tryp reduced specific binding of bGH to cultured pig hepatocytes.2003, Wolfgang-Bernhard Souffrant, Cornelia C. Metges, Progress in Research on Energy and Protein Metabolism, page 761. From the entry tryp
- And he was rougher than Jerry, you know, not so cultured.1993, Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, page 90. From the entry fox
Meaning of culture
- noun The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
- noun The beliefs, values, behaviour, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.
- noun The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.
Questions about the past tense of culture
- What is the past tense of culture?
- The past tense of culture is cultured.
- What is the past participle of culture?
- The past participle of culture is cultured.
- Is culture a regular or irregular verb?
- Culture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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