Past tense of highlight
regular verb
The past tense of highlight is highlighted. The past participle is also highlighted.
Forms of highlight
| Base form (V1) | highlight /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | highlighted |
| Past participle (V3) | highlighted |
| Present participle | highlighting |
| Third person singular | highlights |
Less standard forms: highlit (nonstandard).
Highlighted in a sentence
- The proposal in connection with taxonymy is that a taxonym must (a) further specify a highlighted feature of the hypernym and (b) must similarly highlight it.2013, R. Green, C.A. Bean, Sung Hyon Myaeng, The Semantics of Relationships: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, →ISBN, page 15
- In this assignment you will analyze each of the following sentences and determine the valence of the highlighted verb.From the entry valence
- The efforts of others, including Poland, are highlighted for attempting to “U-turn” away from autocracy.2026 March 17, Martin Gelin, “‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog”, in…. From the entry democratise
- The term gained popularity due to comedian Jared Freid, who highlighted the trend on TikTok.2024 August 14, Gali Raz, “Hoodfishing: The Dating Trend of Lying About Living in Big Cities Like NYC”, in Jewish Business News, archived…. From the entry hoodfish
- Students are keen to learn from each other as highlighted by the rise of Studytubers on YouTube.2022, Bradley Lightbody, Advancing Learning Within and Beyond the Classroom: Resetting Pedagogy for the Online Era, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry StudyTuber
Meaning of highlight
- noun An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- noun An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
- noun A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
Questions about the past tense of highlight
- What is the past tense of highlight?
- The past tense of highlight is highlighted.
- What is the past participle of highlight?
- The past participle of highlight is highlighted.
- Is highlight a regular or irregular verb?
- Highlight is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is highlit correct?
- highlit is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of highlight is highlighted.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: highlight (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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