Past tense of horrify
regular verb
The past tense of horrify is horrified. The past participle is also horrified.
Forms of horrify
| Base form (V1) | horrify /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | horrified |
| Past participle (V3) | horrified |
| Present participle | horrifying /ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | horrifies |
Horrified in a sentence
- The haunted house horrified me, as I passed from one room to the next feeling more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.
- I was horrified by their sheeplike acquiescence.From the entry sheeplike
- I’ve never seen a man look so horrified in his life.2024 September 12, Sam Damshenas, “‘A new direction for the franchise’: Drag Race UK stars on “mind-blowing” season 6”, in Gay Times. From the entry pronto
- I was horrified to find out that he enjoys eating satvik food!2016 June 17, “Perizaad Zorabian on how food rules her life”, in The Times of India. From the entry satvik
- I could tell from Angela's horrified reaction that they'd gone into a squirm-worthy level of detail.2010, Erin Downing, Kiss It, page 183. From the entry squirmworthy
Meaning of horrify
- verb To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
Questions about the past tense of horrify
- What is the past tense of horrify?
- The past tense of horrify is horrified.
- What is the past participle of horrify?
- The past participle of horrify is horrified.
- Is horrify a regular or irregular verb?
- Horrify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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