Past tense of eclipse
regular verb
The past tense of eclipse is eclipsed. The past participle is also eclipsed.
Forms of eclipse
| Base form (V1) | eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | eclipsed |
| Past participle (V3) | eclipsed |
| Present participle | eclipsing |
| Third person singular | eclipses |
Eclipsed in a sentence
- The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
- The Donald's strange pompadour and Hillary's strange server have eclipsed all the usual primary permutations.2015 August 22, Maureen Dowd, “Donald Trump Struts in His Own Pageant”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2015. From the entry pompadour
- Her popularity, notes Copeland, seems to have been all but eclipsed when Marley bounded onto the scene.2009 September 21, Natalie Danford, quoting Brenda Copeland, “Publishing’s Best Friend”, in Publishers Weekly, volume 256, number 38…. From the entry dogoir
- Still, it cannot be denied that the fortunes of vortex theory eclipsed radically with the publication of Newton’s Principia.2000, Stephen Gaukroger, “The foundational role of hydrostatics and statics in Descartes’ natural philosophy”, in Stephen Gaukroger, John…. From the entry vortex theory
- All the Leivers were eclipsed like candles.1913, D H Lawrence, Sons and lovers. From the entry twilighty
Meaning of eclipse
- noun An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- noun Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
- noun A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
Questions about the past tense of eclipse
- What is the past tense of eclipse?
- The past tense of eclipse is eclipsed.
- What is the past participle of eclipse?
- The past participle of eclipse is eclipsed.
- Is eclipse a regular or irregular verb?
- Eclipse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: eclipse (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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