Past tense of dart
regular verb
The past tense of dart is darted. The past participle is also darted.
Forms of dart
| Base form (V1) | dart /dɑːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | darted /ˈdɑɹtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | darted /ˈdɑɹtɪd/ |
| Present participle | darting |
| Third person singular | darts /ˈdɑːts/ |
Darted in a sentence
- As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.
- The flying man darted eastward.
- The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.From the entry inside
- A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.From the entry opening
- “Just a red-hot minute!” Tim darted between her and the raging teenager.2011, Hannah Alexander, Jill Elizabeth Nelson, Season of Danger: Silent Night, Deadly Night\Mistletoe Mayhem, →ISBN. From the entry red-hot minute
Meaning of dart
- noun A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- noun Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- noun Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
Questions about the past tense of dart
- What is the past tense of dart?
- The past tense of dart is darted.
- What is the past participle of dart?
- The past participle of dart is darted.
- Is dart a regular or irregular verb?
- Dart is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dart (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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