Past tense of hoard
regular verb
The past tense of hoard is hoarded. The past participle is also hoarded.
Forms of hoard
| Base form (V1) | hoard /hɔɹd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hoarded |
| Past participle (V3) | hoarded |
| Present participle | hoarding /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hoards |
Hoarded in a sentence
- When we have new perception we shall gladly disburthen the memory of the hoarded treasures as old rubbish.1914, Margaret Bird Steinmetz, Leaves of Life
- The flesh of black walnuts was a protein-packed winter food carefully hoarded in tall, stilted buildings.2003, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Arboretum America: A Philosophy of the Forest, page 81. From the entry flesh
- The older girls had swarmed into the kitchen, turning hoarded sugar and flour into kugel, Sacher torten, and an only modenately successful apfelstrudel.2002, Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen, chapter 25, in The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and…. From the entry sacher torte
- Proposing to exchange my toys for shares of the Halloween spoils he hoarded, I would discandy him first, swallow hard, then renege.2001, Arthur Michael Saltzman, Objects and Empathy: Essays, page 208. From the entry discandy
Meaning of hoard
- noun A hidden supply or fund.
- noun A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
- verb To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
Questions about the past tense of hoard
- What is the past tense of hoard?
- The past tense of hoard is hoarded.
- What is the past participle of hoard?
- The past participle of hoard is hoarded.
- Is hoard a regular or irregular verb?
- Hoard is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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