Past tense of heart
regular verb
The past tense of heart is hearted. The past participle is also hearted.
Forms of heart
| Base form (V1) | heart /hɑːʔ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hearted /ˈhɑːtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hearted /ˈhɑːtɪd/ |
| Present participle | hearting |
| Third person singular | hearts /hɑːts/ |
Hearted in a sentence
- She hearted my photos of the kids playing with the dogs.
- May God have mercy on this dark hearted and wicked man, and save him from ruin.1975, R. S. Miller, Misi Gete: John Geddie pioneer missionary to the New Hebrides. From the entry dark hearted
- Uncle Isaiah wasn't warm hearted; but sometimes I loved him, and he knew it.1962, Russell Kirk, The Surly Sullen Bell..., page 18. From the entry warm hearted
- Cartwright, an energetic, kind hearted, sensible and ladily woman.1984, Yun Chi-ho’s Diary, volume 2, pages 214 and 324. From the entry ladily
- Innocent, big hearted, warm and cute.2023 April 28, Netherme, “fleabag is my favourite”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2026. From the entry piglet
Meaning of heart
- noun A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
- noun One's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character.
- noun The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
Questions about the past tense of heart
- What is the past tense of heart?
- The past tense of heart is hearted.
- What is the past participle of heart?
- The past participle of heart is hearted.
- Is heart a regular or irregular verb?
- Heart is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: heart (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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