Past tense of license
regular verb
The past tense of license is licensed. The past participle is also licensed.
Forms of license
| Base form (V1) | license /ˈlaɪ.səns/ |
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| Past tense (V2) | licensed /ˈlaɪsənst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | licensed /ˈlaɪsənst/ |
| Present participle | licensing |
| Third person singular | licenses |
Licensed in a sentence
- I am licensed to practice law in this state.
- The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68
- State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands.From the entry hunt
- The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.From the entry licensed
- Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.From the entry licensed
Meaning of license
- noun A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
- noun The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
- noun Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
Questions about the past tense of license
- What is the past tense of license?
- The past tense of license is licensed.
- What is the past participle of license?
- The past participle of license is licensed.
- Is license a regular or irregular verb?
- License is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: license (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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