Past tense of lynch
regular verb
The past tense of lynch is lynched. The past participle is also lynched.
Forms of lynch
| Base form (V1) | lynch /lɪnt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lynched |
| Past participle (V3) | lynched |
| Present participle | lynching /ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | lynches |
Lynched in a sentence
- Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.2018, “Europe's Flashpoints” (2:12 from the start), in Close Up — The Current Affairs Documentary, episode 2, (narration regarding the 2016...
- I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched.2024, Louis Hagen, Suddenly an Englishman
- You realize, of course, that this thread would probably get us lynched by the large Rocketshipper population on the net.2001 January 15, Bodger [username], “Re: Gay couple in Godzilla vs. Megalon”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet). From the entry Rocketshipper
- Brazil has never lynched a Negro, suffered a race riot, had a sit-in protest or hosted a freedom march.1965 Sept., Ezra Bell Thompson, "Does Amalgamation Work in Brazil?", Ebony, p. 33 (Google preview). From the entry freedom march
- Sometimes this very subtle contrast becomes only too visible, as when in wartime Jewish business men were almost lynched because they were thoroughly business men and worked for profit.1927, “Making of America Project”, in Harper's Magazine, volume 154, page 502. From the entry business
Meaning of lynch
- verb To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
- verb To castigate severely.
Questions about the past tense of lynch
- What is the past tense of lynch?
- The past tense of lynch is lynched.
- What is the past participle of lynch?
- The past participle of lynch is lynched.
- Is lynch a regular or irregular verb?
- Lynch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lynch (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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