Past tense of deride
regular verb
The past tense of deride is derided. The past participle is also derided.
Forms of deride
| Base form (V1) | deride /dɪˈɹaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | derided |
| Past participle (V3) | derided |
| Present participle | deriding |
| Third person singular | derides |
Derided in a sentence
- Public health officials derided the X-MPLE strain as a "scariant" last night.From the entry scariant
- Critics have derided the works of Walter Scott as tushery.From the entry tushery
- Once derided as a nationalist conspiracy theory, collusion is by now an undeniable fact.2023 August 30, Megan K. Stack, Rob Stothard, “He Was Shot 14 Times at the Dinner Table. His Children Want to Know if Britain Ordered the…. From the entry collusion
- Though much derided since, Avatar was a great cinematic event, a genuine wow.2022 December 8, Michael Joyce, “Film reviews: Avatar: Way of Water, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Bardo”, in Ham & High, archived from the…. From the entry Avatard
- His machine-made storiettes, though he hated them and derided them, were successful.2019, Jack London, Martin Eden. From the entry storiette
Meaning of deride
- verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.
Questions about the past tense of deride
- What is the past tense of deride?
- The past tense of deride is derided.
- What is the past participle of deride?
- The past participle of deride is derided.
- Is deride a regular or irregular verb?
- Deride is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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