Past tense of engrave
regular verb
The past tense of engrave is engraved. The past participle is also engraved.
Forms of engrave
| Base form (V1) | engrave /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | engraved /ɪnˈɡɹeɪvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | engraved /ɪnˈɡɹeɪvd/ |
| Present participle | engraving |
| Third person singular | engraves |
Engraved in a sentence
- He engraved the plaque with his name.
- Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- In Athens, Evans bought as many seal-stones and engraved gems as he could find.2013, Margalit Fox, The Riddle fo the Labyrinth, Profile, published 2014, page 25. From the entry seal stone
- Their pots also were made of sunbaked mud, unfired and unglazed, though sometimes richly engraved.2005, MaryLee Knowlton, Uzbekistan, page 103. From the entry sunbake
- On another shield is engraved the Company’s crest—an epimacus, an imaginary beast resembling a griffin.1966, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, volume 39, page 367. From the entry epimacus
Meaning of engrave
- verb To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
- verb To carve (something) into a material.
- verb To put in a grave, to bury.
Questions about the past tense of engrave
- What is the past tense of engrave?
- The past tense of engrave is engraved.
- What is the past participle of engrave?
- The past participle of engrave is engraved.
- Is engrave a regular or irregular verb?
- Engrave is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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