Past tense of harness
regular verb
The past tense of harness is harnessed. The past participle is also harnessed.
Forms of harness
| Base form (V1) | harness /ˈhɑː.nəs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | harnessed |
| Past participle (V3) | harnessed |
| Present participle | harnessing |
| Third person singular | harnesses /ˈhɑː(ɹ).nəsɪz/ |
Harnessed in a sentence
- They harnessed the horse to the post.
- With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4
- “The shipmind has harnessed as much thoughtpower as it can,” said the scienceman.2015, D. S. Brown, Champion, AuthorHouse, →ISBN. From the entry scienceman
- Local knowledge, experience, and traditions of NRM are valuable assets when harnessed for research and action.2006, Stephen R. Tyler, Comanagement of Natural Resources, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry NRM
- Earthian flight engineers have harnessed chemicals and fire and are hoping to harness the atom.1989 November-December [1960], Robert Morison, “Driving Whirlwinds”, in The Journal of Borderland Research, volume XLV, number 6…. From the entry contragravitic
Meaning of harness
- noun A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
- noun A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.
- noun The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
Questions about the past tense of harness
- What is the past tense of harness?
- The past tense of harness is harnessed.
- What is the past participle of harness?
- The past participle of harness is harnessed.
- Is harness a regular or irregular verb?
- Harness is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: harness (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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