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Past tense of garnish

regular verb

The past tense of garnish is garnished. The past participle is also garnished.

Forms of garnish

Base form (V1)garnish /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/
Past tense (V2)garnished /ˈɡɑɹnɪʃt/
Past participle (V3)garnished /ˈɡɑɹnɪʃt/
Present participlegarnishing
Third person singulargarnishes

Garnished in a sentence

  • When the editorial board of Fire met again, we did not plan a new issue, but emptied our pockets to help poor Thurman whose wages were being garnished weekly because he had signed for the printer’s bills.1966, Langston Hughes, “The Twenties: Harlem and Its Negritude”, in Christopher C. De Santis, editor, The Collected Works of Langston...
  • No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.From the entry float
  • The dish was garnished with zucchini strings.From the entry string
  • The pizza is garnished with edible rainbow glitter, also known as 'unicorn puke.'2018 June 27, Shelly Insheiwat, “Dagwoods serving up 'unicorn puke' rainbow glitter pizza”, in FOX 11 Los Angeles. From the entry unicorn puke
  • Steeped cucumber ratafia with Pimm's and Sprite is garnished with a squash blossom at T'afia in Houston.2007 August 29, Pete Wells, “Bottling the Bounty of the Season”, in New York Times. From the entry ratafia

Meaning of garnish

  1. verb To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
  2. verb To ornament with something placed around it.
  3. verb To furnish; to supply.

Full definition of garnish

Questions about the past tense of garnish

What is the past tense of garnish?
The past tense of garnish is garnished.
What is the past participle of garnish?
The past participle of garnish is garnished.
Is garnish a regular or irregular verb?
Garnish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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