Past tense of lace
regular verb
The past tense of lace is laced. The past participle is also laced.
Forms of lace
| Base form (V1) | lace /leɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | laced /leɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | laced /leɪst/ |
| Present participle | lacing /ˈleɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | laces /ˈleɪ.sɪz/ |
Laced in a sentence
- cloth laced with silver
- The throne speech opening the New Democrat government’s second legislative session Dec. 2 was a modest document featuring caution and pragmatism laced with a few tidbits of democratic socialism.1982 December 11, Frances Russell, “Economic performance buoys Pawley’s position”, in The Vancouver Sun (The Weekend Sun), Vancouver, BC...
- The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.From the entry glove
- Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults.From the entry vituperative
- I don't know what it was laced with, but he passed out a minute after drinking that first beer.From the entry laced
Meaning of lace
- noun A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- noun A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
- noun A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
Questions about the past tense of lace
- What is the past tense of lace?
- The past tense of lace is laced.
- What is the past participle of lace?
- The past participle of lace is laced.
- Is lace a regular or irregular verb?
- Lace is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lace (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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