Past tense of delimit
regular verb
The past tense of delimit is delimited. The past participle is also delimited.
Forms of delimit
| Base form (V1) | delimit /dɪˈlɪmɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | delimited /dɪˈlɪmɪtəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | delimited /dɪˈlɪmɪtəd/ |
| Present participle | delimiting |
| Third person singular | delimits |
Delimited in a sentence
- Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas.
- The possibilities for new automotive features are vast but are practically delimited by costs of development and manufacturing.
- The TSV file contains people's names, with the first value being the first name and the second being the last name, delimited by a tab.From the entry TSV
- Would her taleful past that delimited her present project into her taleful future - or taleless!2004, Bode Osanyin, Seraro and Joy, page 225. From the entry taleful
- Internodes approximately uniform but becoming shorter distally, segments comparatively short, hydrophore distal, usually parallel with segment, not delimited by node.2001, Peter Schuchert, Hydroids of Greenland and Iceland. From the entry hydrophore
Meaning of delimit
- verb To mark or fix the limits of.
Questions about the past tense of delimit
- What is the past tense of delimit?
- The past tense of delimit is delimited.
- What is the past participle of delimit?
- The past participle of delimit is delimited.
- Is delimit a regular or irregular verb?
- Delimit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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