Past tense of enable
regular verb
The past tense of enable is enabled. The past participle is also enabled.
Forms of enable
| Base form (V1) | enable /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | enabled /ɛˈneɪbl̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | enabled /ɛˈneɪbl̩d/ |
| Present participle | enabling |
| Third person singular | enables |
Enabled in a sentence
- During 1971-72, spare Type 4s on other regions enabled the whole class to be sidelined, with Class 43s going first.2022 January 12, David Clough, “From Germany with love: a Warship retrospective”, in RAIL, number 948, page 49
- His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.
- The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.From the entry plot
- The pitch out enabled the catcher to throw out the runner.From the entry pitch out
- His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.From the entry consequent
Meaning of enable
- verb To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- verb To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- verb To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
Questions about the past tense of enable
- What is the past tense of enable?
- The past tense of enable is enabled.
- What is the past participle of enable?
- The past participle of enable is enabled.
- Is enable a regular or irregular verb?
- Enable is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: enable (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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