Past tense of hypothesize
regular verb
The past tense of hypothesize is hypothesized. The past participle is also hypothesized.
Forms of hypothesize
| Base form (V1) | hypothesize /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hypothesized |
| Past participle (V3) | hypothesized |
| Present participle | hypothesizing |
| Third person singular | hypothesizes |
Hypothesized in a sentence
- Census response is thus a reasonable proxy for civicminded attitudes and cooperation that are hypothesized to improve governmental performance.2000, Stephen F. Knack, Social Capital and the Quality of Government: Evidence from the United States, page 11
- It has been hypothesized that Pakistani ESL learners do not produce English-voiced and voiceless stops native-like word-initially.2023, Abdul Malik Abbasi, Imtiaz Husain, Sadaf Irtaza, “The Conceptual Framework of Pakistani English Speech: An Experimental Study of…. From the entry Pinglish
- They occur before nutrient absorption and are hypothesized to be important for satiation and glucose homeostasis.2020, Marlou P Lasschuijt, Monica Mars, Cees de Graaf, Paul A M Smeets, “Endocrine cephalic phase responses to food cues: a systematic…. From the entry cephalic
- Anthropocentric pithecophobia has been hypothesized as an influence on late twentieth-century primate classification.2016 August, Eric L. Thomas, “Anthropocentric Rhetorical Discourse in Popular Science Writing about Human Evolution”, in Theology and…. From the entry pithecophobia
- In general, support for the hypothesized connection between closedmindedness and threat perceptions is found only among whites.2005, James L. Gibson, Amanda Gouws, Overcoming Intolerance in South Africa: Experiments in Democratic Persuasion, →ISBN, page 203. From the entry closedmindedness
Meaning of hypothesize
- verb To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
Questions about the past tense of hypothesize
- What is the past tense of hypothesize?
- The past tense of hypothesize is hypothesized.
- What is the past participle of hypothesize?
- The past participle of hypothesize is hypothesized.
- Is hypothesize a regular or irregular verb?
- Hypothesize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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