Past tense of elevate
regular verb
The past tense of elevate is elevated. The past participle is also elevated.
Forms of elevate
| Base form (V1) | elevate /ˈɛləveɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | elevated /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | elevated /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/ |
| Present participle | elevating |
| Third person singular | elevates |
Elevated in a sentence
- Much has also been made recently of the distorting effects exerted on the administration of Urban VIII by the interests of the Barberini nephews, especially of the two elevated to cardinal status.2014, A. D. Wright, The Early Modern Papacy
- Did you forget that all programs that modify the registry need to be elevated?
- The emperor elevated several loyal families to the status of patricians.From the entry patrician
- Inherited deficiency of urocanase leads to elevated levels of urocanic acid in the urine.From the entry urocanase
- We took the L (elevated train) to get downtown last night.From the entry take the l
Meaning of elevate
- verb To raise (something) to a higher position.
- verb To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- verb To temporarily grant a program additional security privileges to the system to perform a privileged action (usually on the program's request).
Questions about the past tense of elevate
- What is the past tense of elevate?
- The past tense of elevate is elevated.
- What is the past participle of elevate?
- The past participle of elevate is elevated.
- Is elevate a regular or irregular verb?
- Elevate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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