Past tense of discolor
regular verb
The past tense of discolor is discolored. The past participle is also discolored.
Forms of discolor
| Base form (V1) | discolor /dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | discolored |
| Past participle (V3) | discolored |
| Present participle | discoloring |
| Third person singular | discolors |
Discolored in a sentence
- The dinette set in the corner was from the ’30s, chipped and discolored.2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 10. From the entry dinette
- A contact lens may become scratched, chipped, discolored, contaminated, coated, warped, or desiccated.1985, David D. Michaels, Visual Optics and Refraction: A Clinical Approach, →ISBN, page 576. From the entry rockabye
- The attic was a place to store the production costumes, racks of discolored highnecked dresses and floorlength overcoats and mismatched suits and evening gowns.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 3, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 21. From the entry highnecked
- Desolation everywhere - on the dust-encrusted windows, on the discolored walls, the rotten planks of the floor, the fallen bricks of the fireplace - desolation utter and complete.1905, The Delineator, page 258. From the entry about
Meaning of discolor
- verb To change or lose color.
Questions about the past tense of discolor
- What is the past tense of discolor?
- The past tense of discolor is discolored.
- What is the past participle of discolor?
- The past participle of discolor is discolored.
- Is discolor a regular or irregular verb?
- Discolor is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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