Past tense of label
regular verb
The past tense of label is labeled or labelled. The past participle is also labeled or labelled.
Forms of label
| Base form (V1) | label /ˈleɪ.bəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | labeled labelled |
| Past participle (V3) | labeled labelled |
| Present participle | labeling |
| Third person singular | labels /ˈleɪ.bəlz/ |
Labeled and labelled in a sentence
- The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
- He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.
- The butterfly collection had each specimen labeled with the scientific name on a little piece of paper.From the entry labeled
- He was labeled as a racist for his otherwise innocent remark.From the entry labeled
- Deuterium oxide-18 (D₂¹⁸O or ²H₂¹⁸O) is one kind of doubly labeled water.From the entry doubly labeled water
Meaning of label
- noun A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
- noun A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
- noun A company that sells records.
Questions about the past tense of label
- What is the past tense of label?
- The past tense of label is labeled or labelled.
- What is the past participle of label?
- The past participle of label is labeled or labelled.
- Is label a regular or irregular verb?
- Label is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: label (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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