Past tense of machine
regular verb
The past tense of machine is machined. The past participle is also machined.
Forms of machine
| Base form (V1) | machine /məˈʃiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | machined |
| Past participle (V3) | machined |
| Present participle | machining |
| Third person singular | machines /məˈʃiːnz/ |
Machined in a sentence
- Then we take these various printed and machined components and build the assembly.From the entry printed
- I don’t believe Lindsay senses the satiric undercurrents beneath the machined ripples of Ballard’s prose.2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9. From the entry machined
- Interframes are recognized by having metal frames with inlays dropped into machined out areas of the handles.2004 January 1, “Cutting class: William Henry's top-shelf tacticals”, in American Handgunner. From the entry interframe
- In this application hard rubber is particularly valuable owing to the accuracy with which it can be machined and also to its remarkable sonorescent quality.1923, John Robertson Dunlap, Henry Clemens Pearson, Rubber World, volume 68, page 420. From the entry sonorescent
- For accurately machined parts, therefore, none of these methods are suitable but wet blasting with a fine alumina which gives a polishing–cleaning action may be operated within the required tolerances.1984, Robert D. Adams, William C. Wake, “Surface Preparation”, in Structural Adhesive Joints in Engineering, Barking, Essex: Elsevier…. From the entry thou
Meaning of machine
- noun A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
- noun A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
- noun An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
Questions about the past tense of machine
- What is the past tense of machine?
- The past tense of machine is machined.
- What is the past participle of machine?
- The past participle of machine is machined.
- Is machine a regular or irregular verb?
- Machine is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: machine (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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