Past tense of forfeit
regular verb
The past tense of forfeit is forfeited. The past participle is also forfeited.
Forms of forfeit
| Base form (V1) | forfeit /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | forfeited |
| Past participle (V3) | forfeited |
| Present participle | forfeiting |
| Third person singular | forfeits |
Forfeited in a sentence
- He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.
- I forfeited my inheritance and married outside my parents' faith.From the entry marry
- Companies “are increasingly covering more complicated forms of compensation that executives forfeited from prior jobs,” says Hodgson.2007 June 15, Elizabeth MacDonald, “Gilded Greetings”, in forbes.com, retrieved 28 Jan 2014. From the entry make whole
- Any Protestant who became a Catholic forfeited his whole hereditable estate to the nearest Protestant heir.1913, “Penal Laws”, in Catholic Encyclopedia. From the entry hereditable
- But oh, what a little miserable pleasure that is in comparison with the rapture I have forfeited!1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry thistledown
Meaning of forfeit
- noun A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- noun A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
- noun Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
Questions about the past tense of forfeit
- What is the past tense of forfeit?
- The past tense of forfeit is forfeited.
- What is the past participle of forfeit?
- The past participle of forfeit is forfeited.
- Is forfeit a regular or irregular verb?
- Forfeit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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