Past tense of delight
regular verb
The past tense of delight is delighted. The past participle is also delighted.
Forms of delight
| Base form (V1) | delight /dəˈlaɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | delighting |
| Third person singular | delights /dɪˈlaɪts/ |
Delighted in a sentence
- He was an eisteddfodwr and delighted to hear good singing, whether it was in the sanctuary or at the eisteddfodic gatherings.1908, T.J. Griffths, The Cambrian, volume 28, page 504
- Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at the dissidents and workers.From the entry thumb one's nose
- She was delighted when she heard the crackling sound of the eggs hatching.From the entry hatch
- We were delighted when I fell pregnant with my first son.From the entry fall pregnant
- He was delighted after getting his first paycheck, but subsequently blew it all on the horses.From the entry paycheck
Meaning of delight
- noun Joy; pleasure.
- noun Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
- verb To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
Questions about the past tense of delight
- What is the past tense of delight?
- The past tense of delight is delighted.
- What is the past participle of delight?
- The past participle of delight is delighted.
- Is delight a regular or irregular verb?
- Delight is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: delight (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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