Past tense of iron
regular verb
The past tense of iron is ironed. The past participle is also ironed.
Forms of iron
| Base form (V1) | iron /ˈaɪ.ən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ironed |
| Past participle (V3) | ironed |
| Present participle | ironing |
| Third person singular | irons /ˈaɪ.ənz/ |
Ironed in a sentence
- Not one of my shirts is ironed.From the entry not one
- A few years in, he had refined his appearance and ironed out the edges.2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN. From the entry henley
- At weekends he merely read the crossword, then ironed the paper before giving it to Herbie.2021, Sian Phillips, Private Faces and Public Places: The Autobiography. From the entry crossword
- A Ken doll, dressed in ironed khakis and his usual affectation: a brown felt Indiana Jones fedora.2013, Cherry Adair, Relentless. From the entry Ken doll
- CHAPTERS FIVE THROUGH TWELVE: Well, there's a few little details to be ironed out, I guess.2003 July 9, Jøhnny Fävòrítê (it means "genetic antagonism"), “phase three”, in alt.internet.talk.haven (Usenet), archived from the…. From the entry hectobillion
Meaning of iron
- noun A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
- noun Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
- noun A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
Questions about the past tense of iron
- What is the past tense of iron?
- The past tense of iron is ironed.
- What is the past participle of iron?
- The past participle of iron is ironed.
- Is iron a regular or irregular verb?
- Iron is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: iron (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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