Past tense of dispel
regular verb
The past tense of dispel is dispelled. The past participle is also dispelled.
Forms of dispel
| Base form (V1) | dispel [dɪˈspɛɫ] |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dispelled |
| Past participle (V3) | dispelled |
| Present participle | dispelling |
| Third person singular | dispels |
Dispelled in a sentence
- The clouds and mist were soon enough dispelled by the sun.
- He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01
- Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.From the entry whatever
- Concerns that cloud seeding might “steal” water from an area a cloud is traveling toward—robbing Peter to water Paul, as it were—have been dispelled.From the entry as it were
- It dispelled the muddle into which Bilbo’s phrenetic ravings had crowded my thoughts.1941, Moses Koenigsberg, chapter VII, in King News, page 188. From the entry phrenetic
Meaning of dispel
- verb To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
- verb To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
- verb To get rid of or manage without.
Questions about the past tense of dispel
- What is the past tense of dispel?
- The past tense of dispel is dispelled.
- What is the past participle of dispel?
- The past participle of dispel is dispelled.
- Is dispel a regular or irregular verb?
- Dispel is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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