Past tense of levy
regular verb
The past tense of levy is levied. The past participle is also levied.
Forms of levy
| Base form (V1) | levy /ˈlɛ.vi/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | levied |
| Past participle (V3) | levied |
| Present participle | levying |
| Third person singular | levies |
Levied in a sentence
- Corporate taxes were levied on capital or net income, subject to an annual minimum.From the entry corporate tax
- Tax is levied against income from sales.From the entry against
- The parliament levied a tax on all printed matter.From the entry printed
- Said differently, your guac and your avocado toast could skyrocket if 25% tariffs are levied on Mexico.2024 November 26, Elisabeth Buchwald, “What could get more expensive if Trump launches a new trade war with Mexico and Canada”, in CNN…. From the entry avocado
- It was typically not levied on all tallageable entities at the same time.2017 October 3, Julie L. Mell, “An Economic Function for the Crown? On Tallage, Taxation, and the Legal Status of the Jews”, in The Myth…. From the entry tallageable
Meaning of levy
- verb To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
- verb To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
- verb To draft someone into military service.
Questions about the past tense of levy
- What is the past tense of levy?
- The past tense of levy is levied.
- What is the past participle of levy?
- The past participle of levy is levied.
- Is levy a regular or irregular verb?
- Levy is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: levy (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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