Past tense of mimic
regular verb
The past tense of mimic is mimicked. The past participle is also mimicked.
Forms of mimic
| Base form (V1) | mimic /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mimicked |
| Past participle (V3) | mimicked |
| Present participle | mimicking |
| Third person singular | mimics |
Mimicked in a sentence
- Yeah, true.” Paige mimicked the gesture, even though her straight brown hair had zero floofiness.2020, Matthew S. Cox, Dr. Infinity and the Soul Smasher (The Adventures of Übergirl; 4), Division Zero Press, →ISBN. From the entry floofiness
- The shifting shapes mimicked the dilemma of the nearly clueless mystery of the Higgins Grove murders.2010, Kathleen Newberg, Faux Finish, page 97. From the entry clueless
- Just as action and symboling can be mimicked, so can anger.1973, Eugene T[ovio] Gendlin, “A Phenomenology of Emotions: Anger”, in David Carr, Edward S. Casey, editors, Explorations in Phenomenology…. From the entry mimickability
- Seeing clichés mimicked this skillfully is plenty hilarious.2014 June 26, A. A. Dowd, “Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Spoof Rom-com Clichés in They Came Together”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the…. From the entry plenty
- But unlike them, when anger is mimicked it isn’t anger—it isn’t the emotion, only the action or the symbolic.1973, Eugene T[ovio] Gendlin, “A Phenomenology of Emotions: Anger”, in David Carr, Edward S. Casey, editors, Explorations in Phenomenology…. From the entry mimickability
Meaning of mimic
- verb To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- verb To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
- noun A mime.
Questions about the past tense of mimic
- What is the past tense of mimic?
- The past tense of mimic is mimicked.
- What is the past participle of mimic?
- The past participle of mimic is mimicked.
- Is mimic a regular or irregular verb?
- Mimic is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mimic (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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