Past tense of hose
regular verb
The past tense of hose is hosed. The past participle is also hosed.
Forms of hose
| Base form (V1) | hose /həʊz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hosed /həʊzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hosed /həʊzd/ |
| Present participle | hosing /ˈhəʊzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hoses /ˈhəʊzɪz/ |
Hosed in a sentence
- Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed.1995, Vivian Russell, Monet's Garden: Through the Seasons at Giverny, →ISBN, page 83
- His guns hosed down the vessel's decks, sweeping them clear of sailors, blowing holes in the bulkheads, and smashing gun positions.2003, John R. Bruning, Jungle ace, Brassey's, →ISBN, page 136
- Rude, open tanks extended on every side, dull with ultraviolet lamps, atrickle with hosed chemicals.2020, Damien Broderick, The Dreaming. From the entry atrickle
- The Rain brought down the zone and then hosed down the fleet with that DE megacannon outside—"2009, David J. Williams, The Burning Skies, Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry megacannon
- This was quickly fixed and we hosed up the rest of the filth.2005 March, Popular Mechanics, volume 182, number 3. From the entry brushbar
Meaning of hose
- noun A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
- noun A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
- noun Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
Questions about the past tense of hose
- What is the past tense of hose?
- The past tense of hose is hosed.
- What is the past participle of hose?
- The past participle of hose is hosed.
- Is hose a regular or irregular verb?
- Hose is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hose (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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