Past tense of digest
regular verb
The past tense of digest is digested. The past participle is also digested.
Forms of digest
| Base form (V1) | digest /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | digested |
| Past participle (V3) | digested |
| Present participle | digesting |
| Third person singular | digests |
Digested in a sentence
- All the food that you eat goes through your digestive system and is digested.From the entry digestive system
- The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.From the entry microorganism
- The digested butyrylated starch was subjected to a debutyration process before chain length distribution analysis.2022, Lingjin Li et al., “Butyl Group Distribution, Intestinal Digestion, and Colonic Fermentation Characteristics of Different…. From the entry debutyration
- Pajata is the intestine of a suckling animal, traditionally a calf, still containing partially digested mother's milk.2017 April 4, Katie Parla, “The return of Rome's forbidden pasta”, in Explore Parts Unknown. From the entry pajata
- Briefly, particles on polycarbonate membranes were digested with 0.2 mol L -1 NaOH.2015 August 29, “Influence of a Decaying Cyclonic Eddy on Biogenic Silica and Particulate Organic Carbon in the Tropical South China Sea…. From the entry molybdosilicate
Meaning of digest
- verb To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
- verb To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
- verb To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
Questions about the past tense of digest
- What is the past tense of digest?
- The past tense of digest is digested.
- What is the past participle of digest?
- The past participle of digest is digested.
- Is digest a regular or irregular verb?
- Digest is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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