Past tense of imprint
regular verb
The past tense of imprint is imprinted. The past participle is also imprinted.
Forms of imprint
| Base form (V1) | imprint /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | imprinted /ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | imprinted /ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/ |
| Present participle | imprinting |
| Third person singular | imprints |
Imprinted in a sentence
- TAMPER EVIDENT: Do not use if imprinted shrinkband is missing or broken.From the entry shrink band
- Your Internet connection leaves a trail of sorts that becomes imprinted on all of your online activities.2015, Matthew Bailey, Complete Guide to Internet Privacy, Anonymity & Security: How to Prevent Online Tracking and Profiling; Be Safe from…. From the entry newspost
- Furthermore, polymers molecularly imprinted with so-called transition state analogue templates can be applied as catalysts.2002, Oliver Brüggemann, “Molecularly Imprinted Materials — Receptors More Durable than Nature Can Provide”, in Modern Advances in…. From the entry plastizyme
- Once ducklings are imprinted on someone or something, it's virtually impossible to unimprint them.1991, Judith Rich Harris, Robert M. Liebert, The Child: A Contemporary View of Development, page 203. From the entry unimprint
- His costume dramas (including eroticas) are all imprinted with the hallmark of this spectacular and lyrical “dream factory” of classical China.2019, Mia Yinxing Liu, “Introduction”, in Literati Lenses: Wenren Landscape in Chinese Cinema of the Mao Era, Honolulu, Haw.: University…. From the entry erotica
Meaning of imprint
- noun An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
- noun The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; (metonymic) the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.
- noun A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.
Questions about the past tense of imprint
- What is the past tense of imprint?
- The past tense of imprint is imprinted.
- What is the past participle of imprint?
- The past participle of imprint is imprinted.
- Is imprint a regular or irregular verb?
- Imprint is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: imprint (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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