Past tense of imbibe

Forms of imbibe

Imbibed in a sentence

• Like the late Dr Falk (d. 1782), Grabianka was a native of Podolia, where Sabbatian influences were strong among local Jews, and he imbibed many of their notions.2006, Marsha Keith Schuchard, Why Mrs Blake Cried, Pimlico, published 2007, page 219
• Arrested with his hand in his breast pocket Napoleonically, he imbibed his slow, steady nourishment.1963, Edward Lewis Wallant, chapter 4, in The Tenants of Moonbloom, New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, page 47. From the entry Napoleonically
• It’s association with weird beer imbibed by stuck up people is going to be hard one to shake.2017 March 9, “Why I don’t Use the Word ‘Craft’ and Why You Shouldn’t Either”, in Brews and Bacon, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2017. From the entry c-word
• The graft is nourished initially by plasmatic imbibition, or plasmatic circulation, a process whereby plasma is imbibed passively by capillary action into the exposed lumen of the graft's vessels.2009, Ted S. Stashak, Christine Theoret, Equine Wound Management, page 510. From the entry plasmatic
• The return bus trip is sometimes a rather depressing experience when a few soldiers imbibed too freely and overboisterously vent their spirits in lusty voices and loosely controlled movements.2005, David Rothbart, A Soldier's Journal: With the 22nd Infantry Regiment in World War II, →ISBN. From the entry overboisterously

Meaning of imbibe

1. verb To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
2. verb To take in; absorb.
3. verb To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.

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Questions about the past tense of imbibe

What is the past tense of imbibe?

The past tense of imbibe is imbibed.

What is the past participle of imbibe?

The past participle of imbibe is imbibed.

Is imbibe a regular or irregular verb?

Imbibe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.