Past tense of defraud
regular verb
The past tense of defraud is defrauded. The past participle is also defrauded.
Forms of defraud
| Base form (V1) | defraud /dɪˈfɹɔːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | defrauded |
| Past participle (V3) | defrauded |
| Present participle | defrauding |
| Third person singular | defrauds |
Defrauded in a sentence
- I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back.1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter II, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Both laughed as they shook hands but Miss Tilehurst felt that she had been defrauded of something that she had looked forward to by Nora's offhand manner, and she was glad that Mr.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
- 'We could have defrauded you,' Rachael said.1975, Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. From the entry mistest
- A woman from Kungliao Township (貢寮), Taipei County, has lost most of her life savings after being defrauded by a fake prosecutor.2008 May 6, Rich Chang, “Woman loses most of her life savings to scam team”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on…. From the entry Kungliao
Meaning of defraud
- verb To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
- verb To deprive.
Questions about the past tense of defraud
- What is the past tense of defraud?
- The past tense of defraud is defrauded.
- What is the past participle of defraud?
- The past participle of defraud is defrauded.
- Is defraud a regular or irregular verb?
- Defraud is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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