Past tense of envelop
regular verb
The past tense of envelop is enveloped. The past participle is also enveloped.
Forms of envelop
| Base form (V1) | envelop /ɛnˈvɛləp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | enveloped /ɛnˈvɛləpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | enveloped /ɛnˈvɛləpt/ |
| Present participle | enveloping |
| Third person singular | envelops /ɛnˈvɛləps/ |
Enveloped in a sentence
- The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene.1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “From the Cabby’s Seat”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips &...
- (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill....
- Just as quickly as the thought arrived, he was enveloped by the Portal's cloud.2013, Timothy J. O'Leary III, The Dimensional Gateway. From the entry float at
- On the evening of the wedding, a thick tule fog enveloped the area around Discovery Bay.2010, William F. Scanlin, No Regrets: I’ve Enjoyed a Great Life, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 133. From the entry tule fog
- The lowcut bodice enveloped her rounded shoulders with a smoothness born of art.1972, George Banghart Henry Swayze, Yarb and Cretine: or, Rising from bonds. From the entry lowcut
Meaning of envelop
- verb To surround, enclose or enfold.
Questions about the past tense of envelop
- What is the past tense of envelop?
- The past tense of envelop is enveloped.
- What is the past participle of envelop?
- The past participle of envelop is enveloped.
- Is envelop a regular or irregular verb?
- Envelop is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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