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Past tense of defund

regular verb

The past tense of defund is defunded. The past participle is also defunded.

Forms of defund

Base form (V1)defund /diːˈfʌnd/
Past tense (V2)defunded
Past participle (V3)defunded
Present participledefunding
Third person singulardefunds

Defunded in a sentence

  • When the Fujian Provincial Government was defunded, the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center (金馬聯合服務中心) assumed its responsibilities.2020 July 19, Han Cheung, “Taiwan in Time: A provincial government that ruled no land”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Fujian

Meaning of defund

  1. verb To cancel funding for.

Full definition of defund

Questions about the past tense of defund

What is the past tense of defund?
The past tense of defund is defunded.
What is the past participle of defund?
The past participle of defund is defunded.
Is defund a regular or irregular verb?
Defund is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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