Past tense of hinder
regular verb
The past tense of hinder is hindered. The past participle is also hindered.
Forms of hinder
| Base form (V1) | hinder /ˈhɪndəː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hindered |
| Past participle (V3) | hindered |
| Present participle | hindering |
| Third person singular | hinders |
Hindered in a sentence
- She hindered a man from committing suicide.
- How can ethnopolitical violence be hindered or mitigated?From the entry ethnopolitical
- The aligned molecules try to retangle themselves and if this is hindered additional normal stresses arise.2019, Joseph H. Spurk, Nuri Aksel, Fluid Mechanics, page 89. From the entry retangle
- Thoughts of needing to rise for work in the morning further hindered Paul the somnivolent.2012, Neil Raffan, Neuter Spectator, page 22. From the entry somnivolent
- Hits were observed, but again the poor functioning of VT ammunition hindered in effecting a splash.2010, Robin L. Rielly, Kamikaze Attacks of World War II, page 267. From the entry splash
Meaning of hinder
- verb To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- verb To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- verb To cause harm.
Questions about the past tense of hinder
- What is the past tense of hinder?
- The past tense of hinder is hindered.
- What is the past participle of hinder?
- The past participle of hinder is hindered.
- Is hinder a regular or irregular verb?
- Hinder is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hinder (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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