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Past tense of immerse

regular verb

The past tense of immerse is immersed. The past participle is also immersed.

Forms of immerse

Base form (V1)immerse /ɪˈmɜːs/
Past tense (V2)immersed
Past participle (V3)immersed
Present participleimmersing
Third person singularimmerses

Immersed in a sentence

  • The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.
  • Thus, in mathematical terms a Klein bottle cannot be "embedded" but only "immersed" in three dimensions as an embedding has no self-intersections but an immersion may have them.2002, Kari Jormakka, Flying Dutchmen: Motion in Architecture, page 40
  • Sori in the axils of lamina branches, partly immersed; involucre bell- or trumpet-shaped, or obconical, usually 2-lipped; receptacle generally exserted.From the entry immersed
  • A Janus fluid is one made of Janus particles immersed in a solvent.2013, Riccardo Fantoni, “What is a Janus Fluid?”, in The Janus Fluid: A Theoretical Perspective (Springer Briefs in Physics), Cham…. From the entry Janus
  • I've been pretty out of the loop—immersed in my small world of day-to-day living, working and baby-mammaing.2007 September, Chris(tine) [pseudonym], “Columns”, in Maximum Rocknroll, number 292, San Francisco, Calif.: Maximum Rocknroll, →ISSN…. From the entry mama

Meaning of immerse

  1. verb To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
  2. verb To involve or engage deeply.
  3. verb To map into an immersion.

Full definition of immerse

Questions about the past tense of immerse

What is the past tense of immerse?
The past tense of immerse is immersed.
What is the past participle of immerse?
The past participle of immerse is immersed.
Is immerse a regular or irregular verb?
Immerse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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