Past tense of entrust
regular verb
The past tense of entrust is entrusted. The past participle is also entrusted.
Forms of entrust
| Base form (V1) | entrust /ɪnˈtɹʌst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | entrusted /ɪnˈtɹʌstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | entrusted /ɪnˈtɹʌstɪd/ |
| Present participle | entrusting |
| Third person singular | entrusts |
Entrusted in a sentence
- He entrusted me his daughter.
- The man must answer to his employer for the money entrusted to his care.From the entry answer
- Military secrets should not be entrusted to unreliable private individuals.From the entry private
- The daily routine of the Hofkapelle was normally entrusted to the Kapellmeister.2014, Sterling E. Murray, The Career of an Eighteenth-Century Kapellmeister: The Life and Music of Antonio Rosetti, Boydell & Brewer…. From the entry kapellmeister
- Courbet entrusted him with organizing the defenses of Kelung (Chilung) in Formosa, which France had just seized.2006, Spencer C. Tucker, “Joseph Joffre”, in World War I : A Student Encyclopedia, volume 2, ABC-Clio, →ISBN, page 982. From the entry Kelung
Meaning of entrust
- verb To trust to the care of.
Questions about the past tense of entrust
- What is the past tense of entrust?
- The past tense of entrust is entrusted.
- What is the past participle of entrust?
- The past participle of entrust is entrusted.
- Is entrust a regular or irregular verb?
- Entrust is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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