Past tense of jeopardize
regular verb
The past tense of jeopardize is jeopardized. The past participle is also jeopardized.
Forms of jeopardize
| Base form (V1) | jeopardize /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | jeopardized |
| Past participle (V3) | jeopardized |
| Present participle | jeopardizing |
| Third person singular | jeopardizes |
Jeopardized in a sentence
- After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized.
- On the one hand, Trump’s clown car of bozos and boozers jeopardized national security.2025 March 28, Andy Borowitz, “WhiskeyLeaks: The Musical!”, in The Borowitz Report, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025. From the entry Whiskeyleaks
- The rise of ultradestructive weapons (biological and chemical as well as nuclear) has jeopardized life.1986, United States. Air Force, Military Planning in the Twentieth Century: Proceedings of the Eleventh Military History Symposium, 10-12…. From the entry ultradestructive
- In the preceding centuries the Ashkenazic Synagogue song had been Germanized to a degree that jeopardized not only its distinctive Jewishness but its very existence.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 183. From the entry sap
- The church feared that this delay jeopardized the sanctity of Easter (which was celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox).2015, Brian A. Pavlac, “Liberation of Mind and Body: Early Modern Europe, 1543 to 1815”, in A Concise Survey of Western Civilization…. From the entry vernal
Meaning of jeopardize
- verb To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
Questions about the past tense of jeopardize
- What is the past tense of jeopardize?
- The past tense of jeopardize is jeopardized.
- What is the past participle of jeopardize?
- The past participle of jeopardize is jeopardized.
- Is jeopardize a regular or irregular verb?
- Jeopardize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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