Past tense of lock
regular verb
The past tense of lock is locked. The past participle is also locked.
Forms of lock
| Base form (V1) | lock /lɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | locked /lɒkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | locked /lɒkt/ |
| Present participle | locking |
| Third person singular | locks /lɒks/ |
Locked in a sentence
- 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- with his hands locked behind his back
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.From the entry brand
- The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.From the entry lock in
- Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.From the entry lock in
Meaning of lock
- noun Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- noun A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- noun A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
Questions about the past tense of lock
- What is the past tense of lock?
- The past tense of lock is locked.
- What is the past participle of lock?
- The past participle of lock is locked.
- Is lock a regular or irregular verb?
- Lock is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lock (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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