Past tense of delete
regular verb
The past tense of delete is deleted. The past participle is also deleted.
Forms of delete
| Base form (V1) | delete /dɪˈliːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | deleted |
| Past participle (V3) | deleted |
| Present participle | deleting |
| Third person singular | deletes |
Deleted in a sentence
- Also I got deleted by a rogue and druid who were both invisible and just popped up and cleaned me.2020 November 20, “Enhance Arena positioning”, in Blizzard Forums (US)
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.From the entry mirror
- I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.From the entry utility
- The article should be speedy deleted, as a blatant and obvious hoax.From the entry speedy delete
- I deleted Twitter last night. I just can't keep up anymore.From the entry twitter
Meaning of delete
- verb To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
- verb To defeat or dominate.
- verb To kill or murder.
Questions about the past tense of delete
- What is the past tense of delete?
- The past tense of delete is deleted.
- What is the past participle of delete?
- The past participle of delete is deleted.
- Is delete a regular or irregular verb?
- Delete is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: delete (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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