Past tense of freeze
irregular verb
The past tense of freeze is froze. The past participle is frozen.
Forms of freeze
| Base form (V1) | freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | froze /ˈfɹəʊz/ |
| Past participle (V3) | frozen /ˈfɹəʊzən/ |
| Present participle | freezing /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | freezes /ˈfɹiːzɪz/ |
Froze and frozen in a sentence
- The lake froze solid.
- He got to Dawson before the river froze, and now I suppose I won't hear any more until spring.1913 June, Willa Sibert Cather, “Winter Memories”, in O Pioneers!, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], →OCLC
- The system froze because the buggy program got into an infinite loop and didn't yield.From the entry yield
- After finding out her horrible secret, the son froze his mother out of his life.From the entry freeze out
- Despite all of the rehearsals, as soon as I got on stage I froze up.From the entry freeze up
Meaning of freeze
- verb Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- verb To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- verb To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
Questions about the past tense of freeze
- What is the past tense of freeze?
- The past tense of freeze is froze.
- What is the past participle of freeze?
- The past participle of freeze is frozen.
- Is freeze a regular or irregular verb?
- Freeze is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
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