Past tense of dip
regular verb
The past tense of dip is dipped. The past participle is also dipped.
Forms of dip
| Base form (V1) | dip /dɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dipped /dɪpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dipped /dɪpt/ |
| Present participle | dipping /ˈdɪpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dips /dɪps/ |
Dipped in a sentence
- The engine's three headlights lit the way clearly, and when a train approached in the other direction, Driver Wegg dipped his lights; the other driver politely replying by doing the same.1953 August, J. G. Click, “The Lötschberg Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 516
- When the time came, he dipped.
- Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.From the entry whisk
- Eric dipped a piece of the dosa in the coconut chutney.From the entry dosa
- She dipped her fingers in the font and crossed herself.From the entry font
Meaning of dip
- noun A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- noun Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- noun The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
Questions about the past tense of dip
- What is the past tense of dip?
- The past tense of dip is dipped.
- What is the past participle of dip?
- The past participle of dip is dipped.
- Is dip a regular or irregular verb?
- Dip is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dip (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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