Past tense of emphasize
regular verb
The past tense of emphasize is emphasized. The past participle is also emphasized.
Forms of emphasize
| Base form (V1) | emphasize /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | emphasized |
| Past participle (V3) | emphasized |
| Present participle | emphasizing |
| Third person singular | emphasizes |
Emphasized in a sentence
- His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.
- The low neckline of her bodice emphasized her plump, voluptuous figure.From the entry voluptuous
- Theorists of 18th- and 19th-century revolutions emphasized the importance of rising expectations as a catalyst.2026 June 2, Michael Kimmage, “Putin Has No Good Way Out of His War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry catalyst
- Participants emphasized the importance of their social network in facilitating their strength training experiences.2025 August 20, Ashlyn Barry, Justin A. Haegele, Daniel Schaefer, Kristen A. Pickett, Luis Columna, “Autistic Young Adults’ Experiences…. From the entry informal
- “This,” Barbarin emphasized, “is what the memeification of politics looks like in practice.”2025 July 22, Chad de Guzman, quoting Imani Barbarin, “‘Memeification of Politics’: What to Know About Jubilee Media’s Viral Debate Show…. From the entry memeification
Meaning of emphasize
- verb To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
Questions about the past tense of emphasize
- What is the past tense of emphasize?
- The past tense of emphasize is emphasized.
- What is the past participle of emphasize?
- The past participle of emphasize is emphasized.
- Is emphasize a regular or irregular verb?
- Emphasize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: emphasize (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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