Past tense of mince
regular verb
The past tense of mince is minced. The past participle is also minced.
Forms of mince
| Base form (V1) | mince /mɪns/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | minced |
| Past participle (V3) | minced |
| Present participle | mincing |
| Third person singular | minces /ˈmɪnsɪz/ |
Minced in a sentence
- a minced oath
- Our kromeskies were made from leftover minced meat, wrapped in bacon and fried in batter.2018, Niki Segnit, Lateral Cooking: Foreword by Yotam Ottolenghi, Bloomsbury, →ISBN. From the entry kromesky
- She'd made bibimbap with beansprouts, minced beef, and pre-soaked rice stir-fried in sesame oil.2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 15. From the entry bibimbap
- Meatballs, rissoles, patties, croquettes: Soviet cuisine had a plethora of names for dishes made from minced meat.2015, Olga Syutkin, Pavel Syutkin, translated by Ast A. Moore, CCCP Cook Book: True Stories of Soviet Cuisine, London: Fuel Design &…. From the entry kotleta
- Moreover it identified the spider who minced so delicately along the wide-flung strands of the sodomitical web.2005, Mark Caldwell, New York Night, page 133. From the entry homosexuality
Meaning of mince
- noun Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- noun Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
- noun An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
Questions about the past tense of mince
- What is the past tense of mince?
- The past tense of mince is minced.
- What is the past participle of mince?
- The past participle of mince is minced.
- Is mince a regular or irregular verb?
- Mince is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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