Past tense of embody
regular verb
The past tense of embody is embodied. The past participle is also embodied.
Forms of embody
| Base form (V1) | embody /ɪmˈbɒdi/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | embodied |
| Past participle (V3) | embodied |
| Present participle | embodying |
| Third person singular | embodies |
Embodied in a sentence
- Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times
- The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems.
- Here are the people and the styles at the DNC that embodied the brat ethos.2024 August 23, Lauren Bulbin, Annaliese Nurnberg, “The best brat styles of DNC”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington…. From the entry brat
- The poem subjects the “wind” to a deeply embodied personification; it must fleshify.2019, Ruth Jennison, Julian Murphet, Communism and Poetry: Writing Against Capital, page 216. From the entry fleshify
- Mid-life cultural practices have increased the care given to maintaining healthy (and thereby nonageing) embodied selves.2014, Chris Gilleard, Paul Higgs, Cultures of Ageing: Self, Citizen and the Body. From the entry nonageing
Meaning of embody
- verb To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
- verb To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.
- verb To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.
Questions about the past tense of embody
- What is the past tense of embody?
- The past tense of embody is embodied.
- What is the past participle of embody?
- The past participle of embody is embodied.
- Is embody a regular or irregular verb?
- Embody is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
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