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Past tense of exploit

regular verb

The past tense of exploit is exploited. The past participle is also exploited.

Forms of exploit

Base form (V1)exploit /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
Past tense (V2)exploited
Past participle (V3)exploited
Present participleexploiting
Third person singularexploits

Exploited in a sentence

  • Lens flare is usually unwanted, but can be exploited for artistic effect.From the entry lens flare
  • Christmas is exploited by capitalism. That said, it is still a religious festival.From the entry that said
  • "Unhive” it by sowing uncertainty, causing its officers to make bad decisions that can be exploited.2019, Sean McFate, Goliath. From the entry unhive
  • It should be possible for man—as a clever and superadaptable species—to exploit without being exploited.2018, Brian Stableford, The Florians: Daedalus Mission 1. From the entry superadaptable
  • The antibiofilm potential of PDT therapy can also be exploited in depletion of C.2015 July 6, “Gold Nanoparticle-Photosensitizer Conjugate Based Photodynamic Inactivation of Biofilm Producing Cells: Potential for…. From the entry antibiofilm

Meaning of exploit

  1. noun A heroic or extraordinary deed.
  2. noun An achievement.
  3. noun A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.

Full definition of exploit

Questions about the past tense of exploit

What is the past tense of exploit?
The past tense of exploit is exploited.
What is the past participle of exploit?
The past participle of exploit is exploited.
Is exploit a regular or irregular verb?
Exploit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: exploit (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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