Past tense of endow
regular verb
The past tense of endow is endowed. The past participle is also endowed.
Forms of endow
| Base form (V1) | endow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | endowed /ɪnˈdaʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | endowed /ɪnˈdaʊd/ |
| Present participle | endowing |
| Third person singular | endows |
Endowed in a sentence
- She was endowed with a beautiful voice.
- In any case, the Midrash states that those who have a pleasant voice should honor God with what He has endowed them.2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 5
- Serpil Opperman writes that ecocriticism proposes “that we can read the world as matter endowed with stories.”2020, Bridgitte Barclay, “My Heart Slowly Cracks”, in Jonathan Elmore, editor, Fiction and the Sixth Mass Extinction, Rowman &…. From the entry ecocriticism
- We study tightness properties and selective versions of separability in bitopological function spaces endowed with set-open topologies..2016, Alexander V. Osipov, Selma Özçağ, “Variations of selective separability and tightness in function spaces with set open topologies”…. From the entry bitopological
- Twice he had tried to assuage his aching loins with the well endowed bedwench, finding little satisfaction.2012, Sharon Margolis, Swan Maiden, page 138. From the entry bedwench
Meaning of endow
- verb To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
- verb To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
- verb To naturally furnish (with something).
Questions about the past tense of endow
- What is the past tense of endow?
- The past tense of endow is endowed.
- What is the past participle of endow?
- The past participle of endow is endowed.
- Is endow a regular or irregular verb?
- Endow is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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