Past tense of finalize
regular verb
The past tense of finalize is finalized. The past participle is also finalized.
Forms of finalize
| Base form (V1) | finalize /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | finalized |
| Past participle (V3) | finalized |
| Present participle | finalizing |
| Third person singular | finalizes |
Finalized in a sentence
- If you find one you like, plan to guard it like a hawk until the purchase is finalized.From the entry like a hawk
- But before the letter was finalized, it drew denunciation from the hawkish American Israel Public Affairs Committee.2020 July 1, Dan Friedman, “Congressional Democrats Are Tying Themselves Into Knots About Whether to Restrict Aid to Israel”, in Mother…. From the entry hawkish
- The Biden administration finalized the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” found in nearly half of the drinking water in the United States.2024 April 10, Jen Christiensen, “Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water”, in CNN. From the entry standard
- The new company (the name of which has yet to be finalized) will have all the other businesses, namely hospitals, nutrients, IV fluid and agrovet (Crop protection).2006, R. K. Mishra, Educational Infrastructure for Biotechnology in India, →ISBN. From the entry agrovet
- You have a contract that says you will work until Island Towers is finalized, which I interpret as completion of construction, or I can stop you working elsewhere.2002, Marc Lawrence, Two Weeks Notice (motion picture). From the entry loophole
Meaning of finalize
- verb To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
- verb To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.
Questions about the past tense of finalize
- What is the past tense of finalize?
- The past tense of finalize is finalized.
- What is the past participle of finalize?
- The past participle of finalize is finalized.
- Is finalize a regular or irregular verb?
- Finalize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: finalize (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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