Past tense of isolate
regular verb
The past tense of isolate is isolated. The past participle is also isolated.
Forms of isolate
| Base form (V1) | isolate /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | isolated /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | isolated /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | isolating |
| Third person singular | isolates |
Isolated in a sentence
- Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.From the entry hermetically seal
- The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track.From the entry beaten track
- Norbergenin can be isolated from rhizomes of Bergenia stracheyi.From the entry norbergenin
- An oxbow lake is a crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.From the entry valleyed
- In a connected graph, there is no section (proper subset that includes all edges from each vertex in said subset) of the graph that is isolated from the rest.From the entry connected
Meaning of isolate
- verb To set apart or cut off from others.
- verb To place in quarantine or isolation.
- verb To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
Questions about the past tense of isolate
- What is the past tense of isolate?
- The past tense of isolate is isolated.
- What is the past participle of isolate?
- The past participle of isolate is isolated.
- Is isolate a regular or irregular verb?
- Isolate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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