Past tense of displace
regular verb
The past tense of displace is displaced. The past participle is also displaced.
Forms of displace
| Base form (V1) | displace /dɪsˈpleɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | displaced |
| Past participle (V3) | displaced |
| Present participle | displacing |
| Third person singular | displaces |
Displaced in a sentence
- Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state2023 May 8, “Manipur: Thousands displaced as ethnic clashes grip north-eastern state”, in BBC News
- Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind.
- The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.From the entry ragtag
- Sometimes the savory additions completely displaced the cheese, for a cheese-less quesadilla.2021 September 21, Julie Giuffrida, “Quesadillas are humble icons of Hispanic heritage”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry cheese-less
- Since air is denser than steam at sterilization temperatures, air will be displaced downward in the deadleg.2018, Wayne P. Olson, Sterilization of Drugs and Devices: Technologies for the 21st Century, →ISBN. From the entry deadleg
Meaning of displace
- verb To put out of place; to disarrange.
- verb To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
- verb To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
Questions about the past tense of displace
- What is the past tense of displace?
- The past tense of displace is displaced.
- What is the past participle of displace?
- The past participle of displace is displaced.
- Is displace a regular or irregular verb?
- Displace is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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