Past tense of loiter
regular verb
The past tense of loiter is loitered. The past participle is also loitered.
Forms of loiter
| Base form (V1) | loiter /ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | loitered /ˈlɔɪ.tə(ɹ)d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | loitered /ˈlɔɪ.tə(ɹ)d/ |
| Present participle | loitering |
| Third person singular | loiters |
Loitered in a sentence
- The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments.From the entry fish
- She said that the unidentified flying object then turned around, zoomed to a higher altitude, and loitered briefly before speeding off.From the entry unidentified flying object
Meaning of loiter
- verb To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
- verb To stroll about without any aim or purpose, to ramble, to wander.
- verb To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
Questions about the past tense of loiter
- What is the past tense of loiter?
- The past tense of loiter is loitered.
- What is the past participle of loiter?
- The past participle of loiter is loitered.
- Is loiter a regular or irregular verb?
- Loiter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: loiter (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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