Past tense of freshen
regular verb
The past tense of freshen is freshened. The past participle is also freshened.
Forms of freshen
| Base form (V1) | freshen /ˈfɹɛʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | freshened |
| Past participle (V3) | freshened |
| Present participle | freshening |
| Third person singular | freshens |
Freshened in a sentence
- The cow freshened the week before Christmas.1938, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, chapter 26, in The Yearling, New York: Grosset and Dunlap, page 329
- They went into the little room again at about a quarter to nine, freshened by a meal in the canteen and a cigarette.1952, Nevil Shute, chapter 6, in The Far Country, London: Heinemann
- The next day the breeze freshened and the Ibis duly stood out to sea.2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 23. From the entry stand out
Meaning of freshen
- verb To be refreshed.
- verb To become cool.
- verb To become not salty, to lose its salinity. (of water).
Questions about the past tense of freshen
- What is the past tense of freshen?
- The past tense of freshen is freshened.
- What is the past participle of freshen?
- The past participle of freshen is freshened.
- Is freshen a regular or irregular verb?
- Freshen is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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