Past tense of dub
regular verb
The past tense of dub is dubbed. The past participle is also dubbed.
Forms of dub
| Base form (V1) | dub /dʌb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dubbed /dʌbd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dubbed /dʌbd/ |
| Present participle | dubbing /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dubs /dʌbz/ |
Dubbed in a sentence
- Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2020, page 70
- Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have been queen.2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 52
- Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.From the entry amazon
- She was dubbed a "modern day snake oil salesman" after she managed to swindle over thousands of internet customers.From the entry snake oil salesman
- It went mainstream after it was dubbed the "vampire facial" on social.2026, Brian Underwood, “When You Can Turn Back Time”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 31. From the entry social
Meaning of dub
- verb To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
- verb To name, to entitle, to call.
- verb To deem.
Questions about the past tense of dub
- What is the past tense of dub?
- The past tense of dub is dubbed.
- What is the past participle of dub?
- The past participle of dub is dubbed.
- Is dub a regular or irregular verb?
- Dub is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dub (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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