Past tense of dress
regular verb
The past tense of dress is dressed. The past participle is dressed or drest.
Forms of dress
| Base form (V1) | dress /dɹes/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dressed /ˈdɹɛst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dressed /ˈdɹɛst/ drest |
| Present participle | dressing /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dresses /ˈdɹɛsɪz/ |
Dressed and drest in a sentence
- He was dressed in the latest fashions.
- The fashion designer was proud to have dressed the queen for the charity event.
- By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.From the entry habit
- Being under dressed for this weather has given me the chills.From the entry chills
- A seven-year-old can get dressed on his own, but it might take a long time.From the entry on one's own
Meaning of dress
- verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- verb To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- verb To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
Questions about the past tense of dress
- What is the past tense of dress?
- The past tense of dress is dressed.
- What is the past participle of dress?
- The past participle of dress is dressed or drest.
- Is dress a regular or irregular verb?
- Dress is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dress (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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