Past tense of embroider
regular verb
The past tense of embroider is embroidered. The past participle is also embroidered.
Forms of embroider
| Base form (V1) | embroider /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | embroidered /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | embroidered /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚd/ |
| Present participle | embroidering |
| Third person singular | embroiders |
Embroidered in a sentence
- A projector flashed images of the Chinese countryside and women dancing in embroidered, silk costumes.2026 March 24, Chris Serres, Danny McDonald, Mable Chan, The Boston Globe, retrieved 31 May 2026. From the entry back and forth
- Huipiles are traditionally woven on a backstrap loom and embroidered by women, to be worn by women.2026, “Traditional Clothing with Motifs and Colors That Carry a Message”, in Lynn Rognsvoog, editor, Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1…. From the entry huipil
- She is dressed in a jade-green sharara with pink blossoms embroidered on the fabric.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 270. From the entry sharara
- All those garments are long gone since, that Katherine embroidered with Spanish blackwork.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 334. From the entry blackwork
- Emma stunned in the champagne pink off-the-shoulder gown, which featured an elaborately embroidered bodice.2018 July 2, Connie Rusk, “Emma Roberts looks ethereal in champagne pink gown as she attends star-studded Dior show in Paris”, in Daily Mail. From the entry champagne pink
Meaning of embroider
- verb To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
- verb To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
Questions about the past tense of embroider
- What is the past tense of embroider?
- The past tense of embroider is embroidered.
- What is the past participle of embroider?
- The past participle of embroider is embroidered.
- Is embroider a regular or irregular verb?
- Embroider is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: embroider (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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