Past tense of decode
regular verb
The past tense of decode is decoded. The past participle is also decoded.
Forms of decode
| Base form (V1) | decode /dɪˈkəʊd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | decoded |
| Past participle (V3) | decoded |
| Present participle | decoding /dɪˈkəʊdɪŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Third person singular | decodes |
Decoded in a sentence
- The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
- The error messages showed above seems to occur twice before the file is finally decoded!1998 July 1, RProcess (quoting Samson), “Re: Potato questions”, in alt.privacy.anon-server (Usenet). From the entry unmessupable
- Opposed to codes that qualify, and overcodes that bring codes into a single resonance, axioms function by directly conjugating unqualified and decoded flows themselves.2012, Thomas Nail, Returning to Revolution: Deleuze, Guattari and Zapatismo, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry overcode
- The second experiment develops potential neural circuits for the swimming and trotting of the salamander; an animal whose locomotor circuitry has currently not been decoded.1999, Auke Jan Ijspeert, “Synthetic Approaches to Neurobiology: Review and Case Study in the Control of Anguiliform Locomotion”, in Dario…. From the entry circuitry
- The hash mark of rebar or the curve of a hubcap will create curious shapes to be decoded; even, perhaps, entire subway trains and lengths of tracks will remain.2020, David Farrier, “Thin Cities”, in Footprints, 4th Estate, →ISBN. From the entry rebar
Meaning of decode
- verb To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- verb To figure out something difficult to interpret.
- noun A product of decoding.
Questions about the past tense of decode
- What is the past tense of decode?
- The past tense of decode is decoded.
- What is the past participle of decode?
- The past participle of decode is decoded.
- Is decode a regular or irregular verb?
- Decode is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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