Past tense of endorse
regular verb
The past tense of endorse is endorsed. The past participle is also endorsed.
Forms of endorse
| Base form (V1) | endorse /ɪnˈdɔːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | endorsed |
| Past participle (V3) | endorsed |
| Present participle | endorsing |
| Third person singular | endorses |
Endorsed in a sentence
- The president endorsed John Smith as senator.
- The court endorsed his driving record with three penalty points for the drink-driving.
- He endorsed the note in favor of his uncle who had lent them the money.From the entry in favor of
- In the fifteenth century, he espoused ecology ante litteram. He endorsed ecology before the term "ecology" existed.From the entry ante litteram
- She has endorsed candidates who show an appalling tendency to pal around with white nationalists.2022 July 6, Laurie Roberts, “Independent voters, take note: Kari Lake still leads in latest poll of GOP governor's race”, in Yahoo! News…. From the entry pal around
Meaning of endorse
- verb To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
- verb To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
- verb To give notice of something in a document.
Questions about the past tense of endorse
- What is the past tense of endorse?
- The past tense of endorse is endorsed.
- What is the past participle of endorse?
- The past participle of endorse is endorsed.
- Is endorse a regular or irregular verb?
- Endorse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: endorse (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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