Past tense of enjoin
regular verb
The past tense of enjoin is enjoined. The past participle is also enjoined.
Forms of enjoin
| Base form (V1) | enjoin /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | enjoined |
| Past participle (V3) | enjoined |
| Present participle | enjoining |
| Third person singular | enjoins |
Enjoined in a sentence
- In 1983, BLM was enjoined by court order from using any herbicides in its Medford, Oregon District.1989, U.S. Department of the Interior, chapter 1, in Western Oregon Program-Management of Competing Vegetation: Proposed Record of...
- “You are enjoined to play the role that hatred demands of you.2010, Gregory Dark, Man of the New Millennium: A Search for Us in an Age of Me. From the entry youness
- "Look aht, Percy," enjoined a hollow but reassuring voice, "'ere comes another!"1916 February 23, “Underground Game”, in Punch, or the London Charivari, volume 150. From the entry aht
- Through panentheistic sensibility, our ancestors conceived a Covenant between Creator and Creation that humankind is enjoined, spiritually and ethically, to uphold.1996, Michael W. Fox, The Boundless Circle: Caring for Creatures and Creation, page 266. From the entry panentheistic
- In searching out ‘anti-Soviet elements’, troiki were enjoined to capture escaped kulaks, ex-Mensheviks, ex-Socialist-Revolutionaries, priests, pre-revolutionary policemen and former members of non-Russian parties.1997, Robert Service, A History of Twentieth-Century Russia, Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 222. From the entry troiki
Meaning of enjoin
- verb To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- verb To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
- verb To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
Questions about the past tense of enjoin
- What is the past tense of enjoin?
- The past tense of enjoin is enjoined.
- What is the past participle of enjoin?
- The past participle of enjoin is enjoined.
- Is enjoin a regular or irregular verb?
- Enjoin is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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