Past tense of grate

Forms of grate

Grated in a sentence

• The chalk grated against the board.
• In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
• I topped my chili with grated cheese and my mango soufflé with grated orange rind.From the entry grated
• Switch up the carrot for grated apple with a small handful of raisins for apple pie porridge.2020 July 23, Rebecca Wilson, What Mummy Makes: Cook Just Once for You and Your Baby, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry builder's mug
• The mixture contained eggs and breadcrumbs to bind the ingredients, the chef optioning grated cheese.2019, Alan Paris, Filament II: Brighten the World, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry menu

Meaning of grate

1. noun A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
2. noun A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
3. noun A grapper, a metal ring on a lance behind the grip.

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Questions about the past tense of grate

What is the past tense of grate?

The past tense of grate is grated.

What is the past participle of grate?

The past participle of grate is grated.

Is grate a regular or irregular verb?

Grate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.