Past tense of lick
regular verb
The past tense of lick is licked. The past participle is also licked.
Forms of lick
| Base form (V1) | lick /lɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | licked /lɪkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | licked /lɪkt/ |
| Present participle | licking /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | licks /lɪks/ |
Licked in a sentence
- The cat licked its fur.
- She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.
- The attorney licked his lips with vulturous delight as he listened to the man's description of neck pain after the accident.From the entry vulturous
- I can't remember a time in my life before I licked the beaters clean.2021 December 29, Rachel Gutman-Wei, “A Very Radical, Very Delicious Take on Risk Management”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic…. From the entry licked
- That doesn't mean that we have got it totally licked, it doesn't mean that Covid is over.2021 April 26, Andrew Sparrow, quoting Boris Johnson, “UK Covid: Boris Johnson 'corrupting standards of public life', says Labour's Rachel…. From the entry licked
Meaning of lick
- verb To stroke with the tongue.
- verb To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- verb To beat with repeated blows.
Questions about the past tense of lick
- What is the past tense of lick?
- The past tense of lick is licked.
- What is the past participle of lick?
- The past participle of lick is licked.
- Is lick a regular or irregular verb?
- Lick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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