Past tense of flower
regular verb
The past tense of flower is flowered. The past participle is also flowered.
Forms of flower
| Base form (V1) | flower /ˈflaʊ̯.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | flowered |
| Past participle (V3) | flowered |
| Present participle | flowering /ˈflaʊəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | flowers /ˈflaʊ.əz/ |
Flowered in a sentence
- The first heath spotted-orchids have flowered, standing just proud of the turf.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 131. From the entry heath spotted orchid
- The arts flowered in France during La Belle Époque, especially in Paris.2019, Jill Jonnes, “Showdown in Paris”, in Eiffel’s Tower for Young People: The Story of the 1889 World’s Fair (For Young People), New…. From the entry la belle époque
- It was a chesol deer, tawny as the Plains grasses when they flowered.2017, Gill Alderman, Lilith’s Castle. From the entry groundapple
- She handed me a cream cheesy bagel wrapped in a flowered paper towel.2012, Michelle Lane [pseudonym; Michelle Valigursky], Lili: A Novel, Alpharetta, Ga.: Amaxim, →ISBN, page 27. From the entry cream cheesy
- A sky blue jacket buttoned over a long black-and-white flowered shirt.2005, Maureen Dowd, Are Men Necessary?, →ISBN, page 311. From the entry demure
Meaning of flower
- noun A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
- noun A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.
- noun A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
Questions about the past tense of flower
- What is the past tense of flower?
- The past tense of flower is flowered.
- What is the past participle of flower?
- The past participle of flower is flowered.
- Is flower a regular or irregular verb?
- Flower is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flower (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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