Past tense of decant
regular verb
The past tense of decant is decanted. The past participle is also decanted.
Forms of decant
| Base form (V1) | decant /dəˈkænt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | decanted |
| Past participle (V3) | decanted |
| Present participle | decanting |
| Third person singular | decants |
Decanted in a sentence
- The melted fatty acids thus rise as an oil to the surface, when they are decanted.1908, Michael Faraday, The Chemical History of a Candle
- But not just any old soul will do: only the souls of the engifted can be decanted.2014, David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks, →ISBN, pages 435–436. From the entry engifted
- The beer was finally poured through a sieve into a spouted jar, from which it was decanted.2006, Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta, page 292. From the entry spouted
- Just before the liquid becomes completely unpourable it is decanted into a dish of cold water, quenching it.2007, M. F. Ashby, David R. H. Jones, Engineering materials 2, page 105. From the entry unpourable
- Between washings, the sample is sonified, centrifuged and decanted.2000, W.C. Mahaney, Quaternary Dating Methods, →ISBN, page 197. From the entry sonify
Meaning of decant
- verb To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
- verb To pour from its original vessel into one intended for a different use or appearance.
- verb To flow.
Questions about the past tense of decant
- What is the past tense of decant?
- The past tense of decant is decanted.
- What is the past participle of decant?
- The past participle of decant is decanted.
- Is decant a regular or irregular verb?
- Decant is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: decant (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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