Past tense of disable
regular verb
The past tense of disable is disabled. The past participle is also disabled.
Forms of disable
| Base form (V1) | disable /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | disabled [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] |
| Past participle (V3) | disabled [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] |
| Present participle | disabling |
| Third person singular | disables |
Disabled in a sentence
- Falling off the horse disabled him.
- Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.From the entry able-bodied
- I’m glad you want to be a better ally to the disabled.From the entry ally
- The government's blithe disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.From the entry disregard
- Have you thought of a job as a carer for disabled people?From the entry carer
Meaning of disable
- verb To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
- verb To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
- verb To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
Questions about the past tense of disable
- What is the past tense of disable?
- The past tense of disable is disabled.
- What is the past participle of disable?
- The past participle of disable is disabled.
- Is disable a regular or irregular verb?
- Disable is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disable (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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