Past tense of evoke
regular verb
The past tense of evoke is evoked. The past participle is also evoked.
Forms of evoke
| Base form (V1) | evoke /ɪˈvəʊk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | evoked |
| Past participle (V3) | evoked |
| Present participle | evoking |
| Third person singular | evokes |
Evoked in a sentence
- The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98
- Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.From the entry poignant
- The drinks company spent millions of dollars on advertising to make it into the consumer's evoked set.From the entry evoked set
- At the same time, the kinds of affectivities evoked in us, such as fear and gratitude, also depend partly on how we envision and interpret the objects in question.From the entry affectivity
- Members of the book trade evoked another contemporary term, chronique scandaleuse, cautiously.2014, Sarah L. Leonard, Fragile Minds and Vulnerable Souls: The Matter of Obscenity in Nineteenth-Century Germany, Philadelphia, Pa.…. From the entry chronique scandaleuse
Meaning of evoke
- verb To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
- verb To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
- verb To elicit a response.
Questions about the past tense of evoke
- What is the past tense of evoke?
- The past tense of evoke is evoked.
- What is the past participle of evoke?
- The past participle of evoke is evoked.
- Is evoke a regular or irregular verb?
- Evoke is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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