Past tense of enchant
regular verb
The past tense of enchant is enchanted. The past participle is also enchanted.
Forms of enchant
| Base form (V1) | enchant /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | enchanted /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | enchanted /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪd/ |
| Present participle | enchanting /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | enchants |
Enchanted in a sentence
- The children listened, enchanted by the storyteller’s voice.From the entry enchanted
- They wandered through the enchanted forest.From the entry enchanted
- Lynchian worlds are enchanted (and haunted) worlds, permeable and multi-layered, filled with the unknown and the spiritual.2025 April 10, Chris Thiessen, “Embracing mystery with David Lynch”, in The Christian Century. From the entry Lynchian
- And beyond anthropologists and Islanders, others have been enchanted by cargo as well.2019, Lamont Lindstrom ·, Cargo Cult: Strange Stories of Desire from Melanesia and Beyond, page 5. From the entry cargo
- I stared at the enchanted dream catcher, my heart thumping, and prepared to spellcast it.2015, Tamara Grantham, chapter 29, in Dreamthief (Olive Kennedy, Fairy World MD; 1), [The Colony, Tex.]: Crimson Tree Publishing, →ISBN…. From the entry spellcast
Meaning of enchant
- verb To attract and delight, to charm.
- verb To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).
- verb To magically enhance or degrade an item.
Questions about the past tense of enchant
- What is the past tense of enchant?
- The past tense of enchant is enchanted.
- What is the past participle of enchant?
- The past participle of enchant is enchanted.
- Is enchant a regular or irregular verb?
- Enchant is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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