Past tense of graft
regular verb
The past tense of graft is grafted. The past participle is also grafted.
Forms of graft
| Base form (V1) | graft /ɡɹɑːft/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | grafted |
| Past participle (V3) | grafted |
| Present participle | grafting /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grafts |
Grafted in a sentence
- Of course, this was a music cruise, a floating rock festival grafted onto a passenger ship, and a quietly thriving corner of the music and cruise industries.2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times
- Interestingly, aspartate determinants grafted on the same scaffold support aspartylation in vitro.2016 February 5, “The Enzymatic Paradox of Yeast Arginyl-tRNA Synthetase: Exclusive Arginine Transfer Controlled by a Flexible Mechanism…. From the entry tryptophanylation
- After four to eight days of incubation, this biolung was grafted on to a rat.2015 August 2, J.-F. Stoltz et al., “Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Myth or Reality of the 21th^([sic]) Century”, in Stem Cells…. From the entry biolung
- Fibronectin adsorbed onto both the grafted and nongrafted regions, while albumin adsorbed more onto the nongrafted regions than the grafted regions.1998, Guoping Chen et al., “Effect of protein and cell behavior on pattern-grafted thermoresponsive polymer”, in Journal of Biomedical…. From the entry nongrafted
- Shields parted chevronwise are common in the 15th century, when they are often blazoned as having chiefs "enty" or grafted.1910, The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, page 320. From the entry enty
Meaning of graft
- noun A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
- noun A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
- noun A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
Questions about the past tense of graft
- What is the past tense of graft?
- The past tense of graft is grafted.
- What is the past participle of graft?
- The past participle of graft is grafted.
- Is graft a regular or irregular verb?
- Graft is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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