Past tense of manicure
regular verb
The past tense of manicure is manicured. The past participle is also manicured.
Forms of manicure
| Base form (V1) | manicure /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | manicured |
| Past participle (V3) | manicured |
| Present participle | manicuring |
| Third person singular | manicures |
Manicured in a sentence
- Not to mention his designer three-day growth manicured to within an inch of its dirty blond life.2017, Amy Andrews, Playing With Forever. From the entry jush
- My dad took great pride in his elaborately manicured coke nail.2004, Anthony Kiedis, “Spider and Son”, in Scar Tissue, page 32. From the entry coke nail
- Where the manicured, defined lawn ends her curiosity seems to stop.1997, Alice Hoffman, John Kulka, Natalie Danford, Scribners Best of the Fiction Workshops 1997, page 370. From the entry Africanish
- Far from being gaumy with pitch, they looked rather remarkably smooth and well manicured.1946, Jessie Scott, The Charity Ball, page 259. From the entry gaumy
- All the women have amazingly manicured toe nails.2013 May 7, David Hansen, “Hansen: Why am I afraid of yoga?”, in Daily Pilot, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications…. From the entry toe nail
Meaning of manicure
- noun A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
- noun A manicurist.
- verb To apply such a treatment to the hands.
Questions about the past tense of manicure
- What is the past tense of manicure?
- The past tense of manicure is manicured.
- What is the past participle of manicure?
- The past participle of manicure is manicured.
- Is manicure a regular or irregular verb?
- Manicure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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