Past tense of electrify
regular verb
The past tense of electrify is electrified. The past participle is also electrified.
Forms of electrify
| Base form (V1) | electrify /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | electrified |
| Past participle (V3) | electrified |
| Present participle | electrifying |
| Third person singular | electrifies |
Electrified in a sentence
- Her performance in the play electrified the audience.
- They came within a hair's breadth of contacting electrified water.From the entry hair's breadth
- Yes, it was electrified, but it was done so using a soon-to-be non-standard system.2021 July 14, Pip Dunn, “Woodhead 40 years on: time to let go”, in RAIL, number 935, page 38. From the entry soon-to-be
- Five years of work and a hundred miles of electrified fence couldn't prepare the other island.1997, David Koepp (screenplay), The Lost World: Jurassic Park, spoken by Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), Universal Pictures. From the entry Marlboro Man
- Moreover, a diagrammatic map of the electrified area is repeated at the top of every page.1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714. From the entry diagrammatic
Meaning of electrify
- verb To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
- verb To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
- verb To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.
Questions about the past tense of electrify
- What is the past tense of electrify?
- The past tense of electrify is electrified.
- What is the past participle of electrify?
- The past participle of electrify is electrified.
- Is electrify a regular or irregular verb?
- Electrify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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