Past tense of detach

Forms of detach

Detached in a sentence

• The accused man, Kabuo Miyamoto, sat proudly upright with a rigid grace, his palms placed softly on the defendant's table—the posture of a man who has detached himself insofar as this is possible at his own trial.1994, David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars, Harcourt Brace, →ISBN
• Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
• "Cakeism" has run riot — vast, incoherent ambitions detached from political, economic and business realities.2022, The Guardian, "Brexit legacy is just the start of incoming PM's problems as cost of living crisis spirals", Will Hutton, 10 July 2022. From the entry cakeism
• Above them, another razor-bladed pendulum detached from its hooks, swinging down in a wide arc.2022, C. L.. Herman, Amanda Foody, All of Our Demise: The epic conclusion to All of Us Villains. From the entry razor-bladed
• There is nothing Pirandellian about this writing, nothing detached and ironic.2011, Studs Terkel, The Studs Terkel Reader: My American Century, The New Press, →ISBN, page 155. From the entry Pirandellian

Meaning of detach

1. verb To take apart from; to take off.
2. verb To separate for a special object or use.
3. verb To come off something.

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Questions about the past tense of detach

What is the past tense of detach?

The past tense of detach is detached.

What is the past participle of detach?

The past participle of detach is detached.

Is detach a regular or irregular verb?

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