Past tense of dismiss
regular verb
The past tense of dismiss is dismissed. The past participle is also dismissed.
Forms of dismiss
| Base form (V1) | dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dismissed /dɪsˈmɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dismissed /dɪsˈmɪst/ |
| Present participle | dismissing |
| Third person singular | dismisses |
Dismissed in a sentence
- The company dismissed me after less than a year.
- The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
- Glenn McGrath dismissed Michael Atherton a record 19 times; hence Atherton is McGrath's rabbit.From the entry rabbit
- The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed.From the entry dark
- He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.From the entry makeweight
Meaning of dismiss
- verb To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
- verb To order to leave.
- verb To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
Questions about the past tense of dismiss
- What is the past tense of dismiss?
- The past tense of dismiss is dismissed.
- What is the past participle of dismiss?
- The past participle of dismiss is dismissed.
- Is dismiss a regular or irregular verb?
- Dismiss is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dismiss (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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