Past tense of ensnare

Forms of ensnare

Ensnared in a sentence

• When we were asked to what one should apply the name “what is not”, we were ensnared in total paradox.2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown and 250d-e, Sophist
• But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion
• Political parties are ensnared in a blame game, with the ruling and opposition parties blaming each other.2023 August 9, Raphael Rashid, “‘Worst nightmare’: South Korea mulls disastrous Scout jamboree”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry blame game
• Parting the glossy leaves I discovered a buff-tailed bumblebee ensnared in an orb web.2016 July 8, Claire Stares, The Guardian. From the entry buff-tailed bumblebee
• These particular refugees have escaped the Droogish nightmare of Red Chinese environmentalists and are ensnared now in the grinding bureaucracy of immigration court.1993, Human Life Foundation, The Human Life Review. From the entry droogish

Meaning of ensnare

1. verb To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
2. verb To entangle; to enmesh.

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Questions about the past tense of ensnare

What is the past tense of ensnare?

The past tense of ensnare is ensnared.

What is the past participle of ensnare?

The past participle of ensnare is ensnared.

Is ensnare a regular or irregular verb?

Ensnare is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.