Past tense of initialize

Forms of initialize

Initialized in a sentence

• Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.From the entry local
• While a splash screen is displayed, project forms can be loaded, databases accessed, local databases initialized, and information validated.1998, Harold Davis, Visual Basic 6 Secrets, IDG Books, →ISBN, page 400. From the entry splash screen
• A pseudoblock surrounding the whole source program can be initialized before actual translation with the entries for standard functions and variables, so that these don't have to be treated separately.1971, David Gries, Compiler construction for digital computers, page 229. From the entry pseudoblock

Meaning of initialize

1. verb To assign initial values to something.
2. verb To assign an initial value to a variable.
3. verb To format a storage medium prior to use.

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Questions about the past tense of initialize

What is the past tense of initialize?

The past tense of initialize is initialized.

What is the past participle of initialize?

The past participle of initialize is initialized.

Is initialize a regular or irregular verb?

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