Past tense of defect

Forms of defect

Defected in a sentence

• First of all , I should inform you that a lot of Vilmanians have already defected.1996, Friends of Jung Society Philippines, Jung Festival '95: A Glimpse Into the Collective Unconscious, page 64. From the entry Vilmanian
• After a lifetime of dutifully cooking roasts in a moderate oven, I've defected to the searers' camp.1982, Ladies' Home Journal, volume 99, page 98. From the entry searer
• Wu defected on Oct. 16, when he took off on a training flight from his home base in Shantung and flew to South Korea.1982 November 14, “Pilot rejects Communism”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXIII, number 45, Taipei, page 3. From the entry shantung
• Attempting to win back the lost audiences who defected to the 21-inch screen, Hollywood held up the carrot of the superscreens of Cinerama and CinemaScope.1977, John Francis Kreidl, Nicholas Ray. From the entry superscreen
• Why they defected is not clear.[1975, Edward J. M. Rhoads, “Middle Years of the Post-Boxer Decade, II: Revolution”, in China's Republican Revolution: The Case of…. From the entry Fangcheng

Meaning of defect

1. noun A fault or malfunction.
2. noun The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
3. noun A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.

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Questions about the past tense of defect

What is the past tense of defect?

The past tense of defect is defected.

What is the past participle of defect?

The past participle of defect is defected.

Is defect a regular or irregular verb?

Defect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.