Past tense of enlarge
regular verb
The past tense of enlarge is enlarged. The past participle is also enlarged.
Forms of enlarge
| Base form (V1) | enlarge /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | enlarged /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | enlarged /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | enlarging |
| Third person singular | enlarges |
Enlarged in a sentence
- In hospital he gave his parole, and was enlarged after paying for the torn blanket.1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 167
- Watt replied that that would indeed be something to look forward to, and a comfort to him during the night, the prospect of being enlarged, in the morning, by Mr.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
- In pseudohypertrophic paralysis, the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat.From the entry pseudohypertrophic
- Nutlet rugulose to transversely ridged; tubercle without grayish enlarged base.From the entry rugulose
- Lower jaw with several rows at anterior, outer row enlarged, posterior teeth larger but not caninoid.n.d. "Tigrigobius saucrus" Goby Net (accessed 2 Nov 2019). From the entry caninoid
Meaning of enlarge
- verb To make (something) larger.
- verb To grow larger.
- verb To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
Questions about the past tense of enlarge
- What is the past tense of enlarge?
- The past tense of enlarge is enlarged.
- What is the past participle of enlarge?
- The past participle of enlarge is enlarged.
- Is enlarge a regular or irregular verb?
- Enlarge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: enlarge (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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