Past tense of demolish
regular verb
The past tense of demolish is demolished. The past participle is also demolished.
Forms of demolish
| Base form (V1) | demolish /dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | demolished |
| Past participle (V3) | demolished |
| Present participle | demolishing |
| Third person singular | demolishes |
Demolished in a sentence
- They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses.
- The station did not have a long life, as it was demolished between 1884 and 1888 to make room for a new and larger station which forms part of the present Liverpool Exchange Station.1957 August, “Notes and News: Tithebarn Street Station, Liverpool”, in Railway Magazine, page 590
- The caravans' concrete hardstanding was demolished by the council soon after.From the entry hardstanding
- Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.From the entry project
- The house adjacent to the school was demolished.From the entry adjacent
Meaning of demolish
- verb To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
- verb To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
- verb To devour; to eat up.
Questions about the past tense of demolish
- What is the past tense of demolish?
- The past tense of demolish is demolished.
- What is the past participle of demolish?
- The past participle of demolish is demolished.
- Is demolish a regular or irregular verb?
- Demolish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: demolish (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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