Past tense of engineer
regular verb
The past tense of engineer is engineered. The past participle is also engineered.
Forms of engineer
| Base form (V1) | engineer /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | engineered |
| Past participle (V3) | engineered |
| Present participle | engineering /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | engineers /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪɹz/ |
Engineered in a sentence
- In an interesting animal study, scientists engineered mice with a specific gene defect that caused memory and learning problems.2018, Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain, →ISBN, page 41
- The company had engineered plenty of products, but manufacturing them was virgin territory.From the entry virgin territory
- Palmer has written about disenhanced animals that have been engineered to lose certain capacities.From the entry disenhanced
- Leon social engineered his way into our corporate intranet.From the entry social engineer
- There, in this engineered quietude, the dearth of sound grows profound, rendering the space uncannily alien.2026 June 29, A. S. Bariwch, The Senses: Perception and Experience (Cambridge Elements: Elements in Philosophy of Mind), Cambridge…. From the entry quietude
Meaning of engineer
- noun A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
- noun A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.
- noun A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
Questions about the past tense of engineer
- What is the past tense of engineer?
- The past tense of engineer is engineered.
- What is the past participle of engineer?
- The past participle of engineer is engineered.
- Is engineer a regular or irregular verb?
- Engineer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: engineer (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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