Past tense of discontinue
regular verb
The past tense of discontinue is discontinued. The past participle is also discontinued.
Forms of discontinue
| Base form (V1) | discontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | discontinued /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | discontinued /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd/ |
| Present participle | discontinuing |
| Third person singular | discontinues |
Discontinued in a sentence
- Passenger traffic was subsequently discontinued, and early in the recent war a considerable amount of the permanent way at the Treforest end of the railway was taken up.1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 52
- Every bill more valuable than $100 was officially discontinued. (They’d stopped being printed decades earlier, but many had kept circulating.)2019 July 3, Mike D'Angelo, “Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck blunder through a heavy heist in J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier”, in AV Club...
- This software line has been discontinued.From the entry discontinued
- The CFONB, the standardisation office in the banking sector of France, has designated EBICS as the follow-up standard for the discontinued ETEBAC protocols.From the entry EBICS
- Nevertheless, Pele was not forgotten, nor was worship of Pele discontinued.2021, David Seal, Sharon K. Smith, World Mythology, Wipf and Stock, page 190. From the entry Pele
Meaning of discontinue
- verb To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
- verb To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).
Questions about the past tense of discontinue
- What is the past tense of discontinue?
- The past tense of discontinue is discontinued.
- What is the past participle of discontinue?
- The past participle of discontinue is discontinued.
- Is discontinue a regular or irregular verb?
- Discontinue is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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