Past tense of jar
regular verb
The past tense of jar is jarred. The past participle is also jarred.
Forms of jar
| Base form (V1) | jar /d͡ʒɑː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | jarred |
| Past participle (V3) | jarred |
| Present participle | jarring [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] |
| Third person singular | jars /d͡ʒɑɹz/ |
Jarred in a sentence
- Eating food that has been spoiled because it wasn't jarred properly correctly can result in the disease botulism.2014, Bridget Heos, “Getting Started”, in Jarring and Canning: Make Your Own Jams, Jellies, Pickles, and More (Urban Gardening and Farming...
- I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.
- The jarred peppers should be firm enough to dice without falling apart under your knife.From the entry jarred
- The thing's flesh jarred like teak, almost denting the Justicar's blade.2013, Paul Kidd, White Plume Mountain, →ISBN. From the entry justicar
- Too much pumping iron jarred his brain loose!2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 91. From the entry pumping iron
Meaning of jar
- noun An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- noun A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- noun A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
Questions about the past tense of jar
- What is the past tense of jar?
- The past tense of jar is jarred.
- What is the past participle of jar?
- The past participle of jar is jarred.
- Is jar a regular or irregular verb?
- Jar is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jar (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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