Past tense of flare
regular verb
The past tense of flare is flared. The past participle is also flared.
Forms of flare
| Base form (V1) | flare /flɛə̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | flared /flɛəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | flared /flɛəd/ |
| Present participle | flaring |
| Third person singular | flares /flɛə̯z/ |
Flared in a sentence
- During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.
- Trying to draw a breath flared the pressure on his chest into searing agony.2012, John Fisk, “October Fifth; Saturday”, in Monk’s Hood, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, book 2 (Comes the Demon), page 229
- The fire flared up after we added more wood to it.From the entry flare up
- Reports indicate that tensions have flared up in the Middle East again.From the entry flare up
- Spoilers flared out from the wings, causing the plane to decelerate.From the entry flare out
Meaning of flare
- noun A sudden bright light.
- noun A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
- noun A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
Questions about the past tense of flare
- What is the past tense of flare?
- The past tense of flare is flared.
- What is the past participle of flare?
- The past participle of flare is flared.
- Is flare a regular or irregular verb?
- Flare is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flare (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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