Past tense of discuss
regular verb
The past tense of discuss is discussed. The past participle is also discussed.
Forms of discuss
| Base form (V1) | discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | discussed /dɪˈskʌst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | discussed /dɪˈskʌst/ |
| Present participle | discussing /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | discusses |
Discussed in a sentence
- A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.From the entry topic
- As he was a politician, he discussed all subjects carefully, not offending anyone.From the entry carefully
- This contract sets out all the terms of the agreement as we discussed.From the entry set out
- We discussed the rareness of the coin and decided it was actually pretty common.From the entry rareness
- The memo discussed a new interdepartmental project that would require resources from nearly every group.From the entry interdepartmental
Meaning of discuss
- verb To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
- verb To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
- verb To break to pieces; to shatter.
Questions about the past tense of discuss
- What is the past tense of discuss?
- The past tense of discuss is discussed.
- What is the past participle of discuss?
- The past participle of discuss is discussed.
- Is discuss a regular or irregular verb?
- Discuss is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: discuss (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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