Past tense of equate
regular verb
The past tense of equate is equated. The past participle is also equated.
Forms of equate
| Base form (V1) | equate /ɪˈkweɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | equated /ɪˈkweɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | equated /ɪˈkweɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | equating |
| Third person singular | equates |
Equated in a sentence
- Later on, the Romans equated Jupiter with Zeus, a kind of double derivation from Dyeus.2018, Michael Mayerfeld Bell, “Chapter 2: Nature Before Nature”, in City of the Good: Nature, Religion, and the Ancient Search for What Is…. From the entry Dyeus
- Some of these are equated with Greek deities, about others little is known.1963, H[offman] R[eynolds] Hays, In the Beginnings: Early Man and His Gods, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →LCCN, page 182. From the entry tridented
- Tinia, Uni and Menrva of course appear and also Nethuns, the tridented sea god equated with Poseidon.1963, H[offman] R[eynolds] Hays, In the Beginnings: Early Man and His Gods, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →LCCN, page 182. From the entry tridented
- They are not to be equated with matadors or boxers or Hemingway heroes.1962, Arthur Miller, “The Bored and the Violent”, in Herbert Gold, editor, First Person Singular: Essays for the Sixties, New York: Dial…. From the entry matador
- In the Persian Period, Demotic texts sometimes also refer to staters equated to two kite, or five to the deben.2016, Brian Muhs, “The Saite and Persian Periods (664–332 BCE)”, in The Ancient Egyptian Economy: 3000–30 BC, Cambridge: Cambridge…. From the entry kite
Meaning of equate
- verb To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
- verb To set as equal.
- noun A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.
Questions about the past tense of equate
- What is the past tense of equate?
- The past tense of equate is equated.
- What is the past participle of equate?
- The past participle of equate is equated.
- Is equate a regular or irregular verb?
- Equate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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