Past tense of mire
regular verb
The past tense of mire is mired. The past participle is also mired.
Forms of mire
| Base form (V1) | mire /ˈmaɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mired |
| Past participle (V3) | mired |
| Present participle | miring |
| Third person singular | mires |
Mired in a sentence
- Indeed, they are mired in corruption, incompetence and skewed to China’s strategic interests.2018 December 18, Karim Raslan, “2018 was meant to be Xi Jinping’s year. Then China’s Belt and Road unravelled”, in South China Morning Post. From the entry Belt and Road
- From the beginning her mini-campaign, with its many missteps and fumblings, seem mired in confusion.2009 January 25, Sam Tanenhaus, “A Fumbled Handoff of the Torch”, in New York Times. From the entry fumbling
- Major parties have long relied on large-scale campaign contributions, and the LDP was only recently mired in an illegal fundraising scandal.2025 July 24, Ned Temko, “In Japan, too, voters want their country to be ‘great again’”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from…. From the entry ldp
- To be 'bogged down' or 'mired down' is to be mired, generally in the 'wet valleys' in the spring.1928, American Dialect Society, American Speech, volume IV, page 132. From the entry bog
- It takes the online RPG experience, increasingly mired in repetitive gameplay mechanics and Middle-earthian game-worlds, and makes it seem new and exciting again.2004 spring, ZM, “Final Fantasy XI Online”, in Surge, page 110. From the entry Middle-earthian
Meaning of mire
- noun Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- noun A bog or fen; (in wetland science, specifically) a peatland which is actively forming peat, such as an active bog or fen.
- noun An undesirable situation; a predicament.
Questions about the past tense of mire
- What is the past tense of mire?
- The past tense of mire is mired.
- What is the past participle of mire?
- The past participle of mire is mired.
- Is mire a regular or irregular verb?
- Mire is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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