Past tense of etch

Forms of etch

Etched in a sentence

• His sorrow was etched on his face.
• The thick-bedded dolostone's straticulate character was brought out as fine etched parallel grooves on the broken surfaces by weathering.From the entry straticulate
• With the classic total-etch technique, both the enamel and dentin are etched with phosphoric acid.2015, Frank Verstraete, Anson J. Tsugawa, Veterinary Dentistry, →ISBN. From the entry total-etch
• Wilson had “etched herself indelibly on the consciousness of the New York balletgoing public.”2008 April 29, Jack Anderson, “Sallie Wilson, Dramatic Ballerina, Dies at 76”, in New York Times. From the entry indelibly
• It was there, etched on to my eyes like an afterview of the sun.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 43, in Small Island, London: Review, page 406. From the entry afterview

Meaning of etch

1. verb To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
2. verb To engrave a surface.
3. verb To make a lasting impression.

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Questions about the past tense of etch

What is the past tense of etch?

The past tense of etch is etched.

What is the past participle of etch?

The past participle of etch is etched.

Is etch a regular or irregular verb?

Etch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.