Past tense of extricate
regular verb
The past tense of extricate is extricated. The past participle is also extricated.
Forms of extricate
| Base form (V1) | extricate /ˈɛk.stɹɪ.keɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | extricated |
| Past participle (V3) | extricated |
| Present participle | extricating |
| Third person singular | extricates |
Extricated in a sentence
- However, before the motor-car was extricated a train passed within three inches of it.1935 September 25, W[alter] Nash (Hutt), “[House of Representatives.] Adjournment: Questions”, in New Zealand. Parliamentary Debates.…. From the entry wigwag
- The other buffalo also extricated itself from the slime and lolloped away.1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 6, in Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, →OCLC. From the entry lollop
- But the British and French won't hear of that; they want to get their troops extricated and our ground troops intricated.1994 December 12, William Safire, “Avoid Dunkirk II” (essay), in The New York Times. From the entry intricate
- I have extricated myself so far at many eleventh hours and perhaps there is some hope in this.1961, Philip Toynbee, Underdogs: Eighteen Victims of Society, page 56. From the entry eleventh hour
Meaning of extricate
- verb To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
- verb To free from intricacies or perplexity.
Questions about the past tense of extricate
- What is the past tense of extricate?
- The past tense of extricate is extricated.
- What is the past participle of extricate?
- The past participle of extricate is extricated.
- Is extricate a regular or irregular verb?
- Extricate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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