Past tense of gun
regular verb
The past tense of gun is gunned. The past participle is also gunned.
Forms of gun
| Base form (V1) | gun /ˈɡʌn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gunned /ɡʌnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | gunned /ɡʌnd/ |
| Present participle | gunning |
| Third person singular | guns /ɡʌnz/ |
Gunned in a sentence
- He gunned the engine.
- The CEO gunned down that idea before we could present it to the board.From the entry gun down
- The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.From the entry trigger-happy
- She was armored and gunned and ready for action.From the entry gunned
- By contrast, Radio Free Asia reported that 22 Uighurs were gunned down while at prayer.2013, Alim Seytoff, “China's darkest corner”, in Index on Censorship, volume 42, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Yilkiqi
Meaning of gun
- noun A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- noun A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- noun A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
Questions about the past tense of gun
- What is the past tense of gun?
- The past tense of gun is gunned.
- What is the past participle of gun?
- The past participle of gun is gunned.
- Is gun a regular or irregular verb?
- Gun is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gun (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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