Past tense of destroy

Forms of destroy

Destroyed in a sentence

• The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
• Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.
• The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.From the entry kill
• The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed.From the entry natural
• Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming.From the entry import

Meaning of destroy

1. verb To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
2. verb To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
3. verb To put down or euthanize.

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Questions about the past tense of destroy

What is the past tense of destroy?

The past tense of destroy is destroyed.

What is the past participle of destroy?

The past participle of destroy is destroyed.

Is destroy a regular or irregular verb?

Destroy is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.