Past tense of flatten

Forms of flatten

Flattened in a sentence

• Attempting to block the police van's path, protesters periodically surrounded the vehicle and eventually flattened one of its tires.1989 April 15, Michael Ambrosino, “Acting Up In The Northwest”, in Gay Community News, page 16
• He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus
• We removed the fallen tree from the flattened car.From the entry flattened
• The tree fell on the car and flattened it.From the entry flattened
• They can’t even get away from them to this day, they just flattened them.2026 July 8, u/DAPOPOBEFASTONYOAZZ, r/WindowsVista (Reddit post), archived from the original on 11 Jul 2026. From the entry peak

Meaning of flatten

1. verb To make something flat or flatter.
2. verb To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
3. verb To knock down or lay low.

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Questions about the past tense of flatten

What is the past tense of flatten?

The past tense of flatten is flattened.

What is the past participle of flatten?

The past participle of flatten is flattened.

Is flatten a regular or irregular verb?

Flatten is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.