Past tense of ink
regular verb
The past tense of ink is inked. The past participle is also inked.
Forms of ink
| Base form (V1) | ink /ˈɪŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | inked |
| Past participle (V3) | inked |
| Present participle | inking |
| Third person singular | inks |
Inked in a sentence
- A plain impression is obtained by pressing the bulb of the finger, with the plane of the nail parallel to the plane of the plate, on the inked plate and then on the paper in the same manner.1919, R. H. Leigh, How to Obtain Good Finger Prints, third edition, U.S. Navy Department Bureau of Navigation, page 1
- They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.2018, Mark J. P. Wolf, The Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence. From the entry ribbon
- Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins inked with mildew.2023 March 25, Damien Cave, “An Anxious Asia Arms for a War It Hopes to Prevent”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry World War II
- So somebody laboriously inked in all the hatcheks.1991, Peter Hugh Reed, American Record Guide, LIV:ii, page 69. From the entry háček
- Senegalese star Djibril Soumaré has inked a season-long loan after United agreed to secure his services from Portuguese Primeira Liga side Braga.2025 August 4, Sheffield United F.C., “Midfielder signs in”, in sufc.co.uk, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025. From the entry Djibril
Meaning of ink
- noun A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
- noun A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
- noun The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
Questions about the past tense of ink
- What is the past tense of ink?
- The past tense of ink is inked.
- What is the past participle of ink?
- The past participle of ink is inked.
- Is ink a regular or irregular verb?
- Ink is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ink (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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