Past tense of decrypt
regular verb
The past tense of decrypt is decrypted. The past participle is also decrypted.
Forms of decrypt
| Base form (V1) | decrypt /dɪˈkɹɪpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | decrypted |
| Past participle (V3) | decrypted |
| Present participle | decrypting |
| Third person singular | decrypts |
Decrypted in a sentence
- I'd decrypted his puzzle easily enough.2012, Erica Hayes, Dragonfly, Sydney, N.S.W.: Pan Macmillan, →ISBN. From the entry backstretch
Meaning of decrypt
- verb To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
- noun A decoded communication.
Questions about the past tense of decrypt
- What is the past tense of decrypt?
- The past tense of decrypt is decrypted.
- What is the past participle of decrypt?
- The past participle of decrypt is decrypted.
- Is decrypt a regular or irregular verb?
- Decrypt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decrypt (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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