Past tense of dissect
regular verb
The past tense of dissect is dissected. The past participle is also dissected.
Forms of dissect
| Base form (V1) | dissect /dɪˈsɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dissected |
| Past participle (V3) | dissected |
| Present participle | dissecting |
| Third person singular | dissects |
Dissected in a sentence
- He is one of the most written-about, dissected and mythologised composers in the history of western music.2005 September 16, Nicholas Kenyon, “Myth, Muzak and Mozart”, in The Guardian. From the entry Mozart
- The layers are then dissected by cutting down on the spatula with a supersharp knife.2005, Gilbert Smolin, Charles Stephen Foster, Dimitri T Azar, Claes H Dohlman, The Cornea: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Practice. From the entry supersharp
- In situ hybridisations were performed on devitellinised embryos still wrapped around the yolk and on embryos with the yolk dissected away.2015 December 4, “Divergent RNA Localisation Patterns of Maternal Genes Regulating Embryonic Patterning in the Butterfly Pararge aegeria”…. From the entry embryo
- For the expression of MADS-box genes, mature flowers were dissected into their individual floral organs (sepals, petals, labellums and gynostemiums).2015 November 19, “Digital Gene Expression Analysis Based on De Novo Transcriptome Assembly Reveals New Genes Associated with Floral Organ…. From the entry gynostemium
- We dissected a variety of human corpses.2014, William C Dietz, Drifter's War. From the entry xenonatomy
Meaning of dissect
- verb To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
- verb To study a plant's or other organism's anatomy similarly.
- verb To analyze an idea in detail by delineating between its parts.
Questions about the past tense of dissect
- What is the past tense of dissect?
- The past tense of dissect is dissected.
- What is the past participle of dissect?
- The past participle of dissect is dissected.
- Is dissect a regular or irregular verb?
- Dissect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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