Past tense of extrapolate
regular verb
The past tense of extrapolate is extrapolated. The past participle is also extrapolated.
Forms of extrapolate
| Base form (V1) | extrapolate /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | extrapolated |
| Past participle (V3) | extrapolated |
| Present participle | extrapolating |
| Third person singular | extrapolates |
Extrapolated in a sentence
- But Rodríguez says, “Neither the law nor the facts support Senator Grassley’s baseless allegations and extrapolated conclusions.2016 January 31, “Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?”, in Vanity Fair, archived from the original on…. From the entry baseless
- At the logically extrapolated but empirically unverifiable beginning of the cosmic process, only the field domain existed, in a primordial state.2008, Ervin László, Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World, Rochester, V.T.: Inner…. From the entry prespace
- It's essentially roots reggae, but with the bass and the subwoof extrapolated and intensified at a particular hertz that is supposed to be a healing frequency.2025 January 25, Kathryn Shattuck, “Tamara Lawrance Wants Another Season of 'The Traitors,' but for Actors”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry subwoof
Meaning of extrapolate
- verb To infer by extending known information.
- verb To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones.
Questions about the past tense of extrapolate
- What is the past tense of extrapolate?
- The past tense of extrapolate is extrapolated.
- What is the past participle of extrapolate?
- The past participle of extrapolate is extrapolated.
- Is extrapolate a regular or irregular verb?
- Extrapolate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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