Past tense of mat

Forms of mat

Matted in a sentence

• My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted.From the entry combing
• A matted beard tingled from his shin and grapevined all over the exposed parts of his body.2017, Aben Kandel, City for Conquest. From the entry grapevine
• The grass is rich and matted, you cannot see the soil.1948, Alan Paton, chapter 1, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, published 1987. From the entry kloof
• Her coat was a tangled mass, barbed with last year's burs, matted disgustingly with cow dung.1944, Emily Carr, “Meg the Worker”, in The House of All Sorts. From the entry barb
• She followed the dry runlet to where a jutting shoulder formed a nook matted with briars.1931 February 9, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, New York, N.Y.: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, →OCLC. From the entry runlet

Meaning of mat

1. noun A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
2. noun A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
3. noun A floor pad to protect athletes.

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• Mat in Hindi
• Mat in Marathi
• Mat in Urdu
• Mat in Bengali

Questions about the past tense of mat

What is the past tense of mat?

The past tense of mat is matted.

What is the past participle of mat?

The past participle of mat is matted.

Is mat a regular or irregular verb?

Mat is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.