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Past tense of disarm

regular verb

The past tense of disarm is disarmed. The past participle is also disarmed.

Forms of disarm

Base form (V1)disarm /dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/
Past tense (V2)disarmed
Past participle (V3)disarmed
Present participledisarming
Third person singulardisarms

Disarmed in a sentence

  • Shells have sheared off several main guns and virtually disarmed the vessel.2019 September 18, Drachinifel, 26:33 from the start, in Battle of Tsushima - When the 2nd Pacific Squadron thought it couldn't get any...
  • As for Victor Charlie here, we captured him and disarmed him.From the entry Victor Charlie
  • Perhaps disarmed by his own scandalous behaviour with Bathsheba, he was in no position to castigate his son for a similar fault.1999, Robert P. Gordon, I & II Samuel: A Commentary, Zondervan, page 264. From the entry castigate

Meaning of disarm

  1. verb To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
  2. verb To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous.
  3. verb To lay down arms; to stand down.

Full definition of disarm

Questions about the past tense of disarm

What is the past tense of disarm?
The past tense of disarm is disarmed.
What is the past participle of disarm?
The past participle of disarm is disarmed.
Is disarm a regular or irregular verb?
Disarm is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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