Past tense of harbor
regular verb
The past tense of harbor is harbored. The past participle is also harbored.
Forms of harbor
| Base form (V1) | harbor /ˈhɑːbə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | harbored |
| Past participle (V3) | harbored |
| Present participle | harboring |
| Third person singular | harbors |
Harbored in a sentence
- The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves.
- The fleet harbored in the south.
- The lushly verdant jungle harbored many plants unknown to outsiders.From the entry lushly
- Twinism also harbored confusion of age-bracket in a society where seniority and hierarchy were valorized.2024, J. Shola Omotola, Samuel Oyewole, The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria, page 156. From the entry twinism
- We trust that we've relieved any Aibohphobia, any fear of palindromes that you might have harbored.1997, Richard Lederer, The Word Circus: A Letter-perfect Book, page 60. From the entry aibohphobia
Meaning of harbor
- noun Any place of shelter.
- noun A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
- noun A mixing box for materials.
Questions about the past tense of harbor
- What is the past tense of harbor?
- The past tense of harbor is harbored.
- What is the past participle of harbor?
- The past participle of harbor is harbored.
- Is harbor a regular or irregular verb?
- Harbor is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: harbor (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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