Past tense of delude
regular verb
The past tense of delude is deluded. The past participle is also deluded.
Forms of delude
| Base form (V1) | delude /dɪˈluːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | deluded /dɪˈluːdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | deluded /dɪˈluːdɪd/ |
| Present participle | deluding |
| Third person singular | deludes |
Deluded in a sentence
- He was deluded to think that she cared in the slightest.From the entry deluded
- It's only a matter of time until their deluded sense of entitlement hits up against reality.From the entry hit up against
- I saw her no longer as the deluder of Aunt Jane, but as herself the deluded.1919, Camilla Kenyon, Spanish Doubloons. From the entry deluder
- Second, Dutton and his closest circle were fundamentally deluded about their ability to beat Albanese, an opponent they fatally underestimated.2025 May 8, Jacob Greber, “How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 20…. From the entry boosterism
- There are the zeks, the survivors of the gulags, some honest about their experiences, others still deluded or traumatised decades later.2004 February 8, Jason Burke, The Observer. From the entry zek
Meaning of delude
- verb To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- verb To frustrate or disappoint.
Questions about the past tense of delude
- What is the past tense of delude?
- The past tense of delude is deluded.
- What is the past participle of delude?
- The past participle of delude is deluded.
- Is delude a regular or irregular verb?
- Delude is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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