Past tense of indict
regular verb
The past tense of indict is indicted. The past participle is also indicted.
Forms of indict
| Base form (V1) | indict /ɪnˈdaɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | indicted |
| Past participle (V3) | indicted |
| Present participle | indicting |
| Third person singular | indicts |
Indicted in a sentence
- his former manager was indicted for fraud
- Having been indicted by the U.S. government for violating the anti-Serbian sanctions, Bobby blamed Jews and the N.Y.1991, Wilmot Robertson (contributor), Instauration, volumes 17-18, page 28
- The nineteen-fifties was also a time when literary publishers were frequently indicted for obscenity.2025 August 5, Danny Goldberg, “A Guest Post By Danny Goldberg: Culture, Empathy And Resistance”, in DownWithTyranny, archived from the…. From the entry nineteen-fifties
- Stanfa's lawyer, Salvatore Avena, who has also been indicted on racketeering charges.1995 October 6, Selwyn Raab, “Brother of Mob Turncoat Is Gunned Down”, in The New York Times. From the entry turncoat
- I do not care at all because they do not represent the government," Putin said of the 13 indicted.2018 March 10, Michael Livingston, “Vladimir Putin again denies Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election”, in Los Angeles…. From the entry I do not care
Meaning of indict
- verb To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
- verb To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
Questions about the past tense of indict
- What is the past tense of indict?
- The past tense of indict is indicted.
- What is the past participle of indict?
- The past participle of indict is indicted.
- Is indict a regular or irregular verb?
- Indict is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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