Past tense of disguise
regular verb
The past tense of disguise is disguised. The past participle is also disguised.
Forms of disguise
| Base form (V1) | disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | disguised /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | disguised /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ |
| Present participle | disguising |
| Third person singular | disguises |
Disguised in a sentence
- The official Central News agency said a Nationalist patrol boat Dec. 28 captured six Communist spies disguised as fishermen as they approached within 1,000 yards of the Paichuan in a motorized fishing craft.1955 December 31, “Chiang Says Time Near For Mainland Uprising”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Atlantic edition, volume 48, number 31...
- He disguised his true intentions.
- He disguised himself as a businessman to blend in with the others wearing suits.From the entry blend in
- But as Cook himself discovered, this decrepitness disguised the positives of Underground travel.2021 December 29, Conrad Landin, “Glasgow Subway: a city institution”, in RAIL, number 947, page 45. From the entry decrepitness
- They were huge, but well-tailored and disguised properly within the folds of the pants.2015, David Nabhan, The Pilots of Borealis, London: Gollancz, published 2020, →ISBN. From the entry breech
Meaning of disguise
- noun Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
- noun The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.
- noun The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.
Questions about the past tense of disguise
- What is the past tense of disguise?
- The past tense of disguise is disguised.
- What is the past participle of disguise?
- The past participle of disguise is disguised.
- Is disguise a regular or irregular verb?
- Disguise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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