Past tense of gird
regular verb
The past tense of gird is girded or girt. The past participle is also girded or girt.
Forms of gird
| Base form (V1) | gird /ɡɜːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | girded girt /ɡɜːt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | girded girt /ɡɜːt/ |
| Present participle | girding |
| Third person singular | girds |
Past tense of gird by meaning
- to bind with a flexible rope or cord.: girded or girt
- to jeer at.: girded
Girded and girt in a sentence
- The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
- a castle girded with a moat
- Both sides are girded for a negative, no-holds-barred slugfest.2016 May 8, Albert R. Hunt, “Trump and Clinton Campaigns Gear Up for a Slugfest”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry no holds barred
- "Want to make land, eh?" I girded down at him.1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, Chapter XLVI. From the entry top-hamper
- A notch is cut into the rafter so that the rafter bears down flat upon the doubled top plate of stick framing, or upon the girt in heavy timber framing.2013, Rob Roy, “Basic Timber Frame Structure”, in Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction…. From the entry girt
Meaning of gird
- verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- verb To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
- verb To prepare (oneself) for an action.
Questions about the past tense of gird
- What is the past tense of gird?
- The past tense of gird is girded or girt.
- What is the past participle of gird?
- The past participle of gird is girded or girt.
- Is gird a regular or irregular verb?
- Gird is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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