Past tense of dissolve
regular verb
The past tense of dissolve is dissolved. The past participle is also dissolved.
Forms of dissolve
| Base form (V1) | dissolve /dɪˈzɒlv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dissolved /dɪˈzɑlvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dissolved /dɪˈzɑlvd/ |
| Present participle | dissolving |
| Third person singular | dissolves |
Dissolved in a sentence
- Jon Snow is the legitimate heir to the Targaryen line, by the old rules, of the old government, which was dissolved and reshaped by King Robert.2017 August 13, Brandon Nowalk, “Oldtown offers one last game-changing secret as Game Of Thrones goes behind enemy lines (newbies)”, in The...
- The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.From the entry despotic
- She strangled her husband and dissolved the body in acid.From the entry strangle
- When the RuSHA was restructured, the department was dissolved with its responsibilities passing to the Ahnenerbe.2015, Hans Tridle, The Esoteric Codex: Nazism and the Occult, page 24. From the entry Ahnenerbe
- Once the material is exhausted, the solvent containing the dissolved essential oil is distilled.2013, Karen Gilbert, Perfume: The Art and Craft of Fragrance, London; New York, N.Y.: CICO Books, →ISBN, page 67. From the entry concrete
Meaning of dissolve
- verb To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
- verb To destroy, make disappear.
- verb To liquify, melt into a fluid.
Questions about the past tense of dissolve
- What is the past tense of dissolve?
- The past tense of dissolve is dissolved.
- What is the past participle of dissolve?
- The past participle of dissolve is dissolved.
- Is dissolve a regular or irregular verb?
- Dissolve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dissolve (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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