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Past tense of denote

regular verb

The past tense of denote is denoted. The past participle is also denoted.

Forms of denote

Base form (V1)denote /dɪˈnəʊt/
Past tense (V2)denoted
Past participle (V3)denoted
Present participledenoting
Third person singulardenotes /dɪˈnoʊts/

Denoted in a sentence

  • Whereas hydrogen fluoride is denoted as HF, hydrofluoric acid is denoted as HF(aq).From the entry hydrofluoric acid
  • The probability of an event A occurring is denoted P(A).From the entry probability
  • The empty graph with n vertices is denoted as Eₙ.From the entry empty graph
  • In, "downhearted, he left," the predicand for downhearted is the person denoted by he (cf. he was downhearted).From the entry predicand
  • Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons.2020, James E. Dodd, Ben Gripaios, The Ideas of Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 173. From the entry charm

Meaning of denote

  1. verb To indicate; to mark.
  2. verb To make overt.
  3. verb To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.

Full definition of denote

Questions about the past tense of denote

What is the past tense of denote?
The past tense of denote is denoted.
What is the past participle of denote?
The past participle of denote is denoted.
Is denote a regular or irregular verb?
Denote is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: denote (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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