Past tense of indenture
regular verb
The past tense of indenture is indentured. The past participle is also indentured.
Forms of indenture
| Base form (V1) | indenture /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | indentured /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | indentured /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəd/ |
| Present participle | indenturing |
| Third person singular | indentures |
Indentured in a sentence
- As a result, many Black people remained unfairly enslaved and indentured in the so-called free territory.2022, Mary Elise Antoine, Enslaved, Indentured, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi, 1800–1850, Wisconsin Historical Society…. From the entry unfairly
- The man clings to his need to induratize as if it's indentured servitude.2018, Jody Kaye, Cavanaugh: A Kingsbrier Quintuplets Novel. From the entry induratize
- Perhaps the quintation of slats came from the hands of the indentured Hollander.1946, Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee, The Story of American Furniture, page 161. From the entry quintation
- Indentured service continued through the 18th and into the 19th century.1921, Paul H. Douglas, American Apprenticeship and Industrial Education, New York: Columbia University, Part 1, Chapter 2, pp. 36-37. From the entry free-willer
- Leaf felt degraded by that — hiring on, in effect, as an indentured underbreed — but what choice was there for him?1973, Terry Carr, Richard A. Lupoff, Robert Silverberg, No Mind of Man: Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction, page 122. From the entry underbreed
Meaning of indenture
- noun A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
- noun A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a bond), a real estate transaction, or a bankruptcy that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.
- noun A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying either of the above contracts.
Questions about the past tense of indenture
- What is the past tense of indenture?
- The past tense of indenture is indentured.
- What is the past participle of indenture?
- The past participle of indenture is indentured.
- Is indenture a regular or irregular verb?
- Indenture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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