Past tense of devour
regular verb
The past tense of devour is devoured. The past participle is also devoured.
Forms of devour
| Base form (V1) | devour /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | devoured |
| Past participle (V3) | devoured |
| Present participle | devouring |
| Third person singular | devours |
Devoured in a sentence
- As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion
- After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
- The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.From the entry bare
- The two dogs greedily devoured the meat.From the entry greedily
- The bookworm devoured her book in one sitting.From the entry in one sitting
Meaning of devour
- verb To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
- verb To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
- verb To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
Questions about the past tense of devour
- What is the past tense of devour?
- The past tense of devour is devoured.
- What is the past participle of devour?
- The past participle of devour is devoured.
- Is devour a regular or irregular verb?
- Devour is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: devour (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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