Past tense of knot
regular verb
The past tense of knot is knotted. The past participle is also knotted.
Forms of knot
| Base form (V1) | knot /nɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | knotted /ˈnɒtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | knotted /ˈnɒtɪd/ |
| Present participle | knotting |
| Third person singular | knots /nɒts/ |
Knotted in a sentence
- We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling.
- She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands.
- You want me to go to the party with you? Get knotted!From the entry get knotted
- He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.From the entry knotted
- Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted.From the entry knotted
Meaning of knot
- noun A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- noun A tangled clump of hair or similar.
- noun A maze-like pattern.
Questions about the past tense of knot
- What is the past tense of knot?
- The past tense of knot is knotted.
- What is the past participle of knot?
- The past participle of knot is knotted.
- Is knot a regular or irregular verb?
- Knot is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: knot (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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