Past tense of dent
regular verb
The past tense of dent is dented. The past participle is also dented.
Forms of dent
| Base form (V1) | dent /dɛnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dented |
| Past participle (V3) | dented |
| Present participle | denting |
| Third person singular | dents /dɛnts/ |
Dented in a sentence
- A lion rampant sable, langued and dented gules.From the entry dented
- A dented metal punching bag waiting to be clanged; a solitary object in the rhino's cage.2020, “Zoo”, in Still at the Rough Cusp of Renaissance, performed by Good Fuck. From the entry clang
- “The right hon. gentleman” squinked his eyes until his monocle dented cheek and forehead bones.1944, Jack Jones, The Man David: An Imaginative Presentation, Based on Fact, of the Life of David LLoyd George from 1880 to 1914, page 99. From the entry squink
- Comstock’s dented black Harley-Davidson was parked amid a bevy of bicycles that looked like cowering fawns beside it.2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 164. From the entry Harley-Davidson
- In their escape, the culprits dented the wing mirror of a mobility car used to transport youngest daughter Klara, seven.2020 August 3, Jemma Carr, “Don't mess with Macey! Hero Staffordshire bull terrier chases off four machete-wielding burglars after gang…. From the entry Klara
Meaning of dent
- noun A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- noun A minor effect made upon something.
- noun A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
Questions about the past tense of dent
- What is the past tense of dent?
- The past tense of dent is dented.
- What is the past participle of dent?
- The past participle of dent is dented.
- Is dent a regular or irregular verb?
- Dent is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dent (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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