Past tense of mistreat
regular verb
The past tense of mistreat is mistreated. The past participle is also mistreated.
Forms of mistreat
| Base form (V1) | mistreat /mɪsˈtɹiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mistreated |
| Past participle (V3) | mistreated |
| Present participle | mistreating |
| Third person singular | mistreats |
Mistreated in a sentence
- The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are 'mistreated with penicillin.1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8
- He was mistreated while in police custody.From the entry custody
- Without histopathologic and immunophenotypic confirmation, patients would have been misenrolled and mistreated, compromising their care and study objectives.2018, Tamiwe Tomoka, Nathan D. Montgomery, Eric Powers, Bal Mukunda Dhungel, Elizabeth A. Morgan, Maurice Mulenga, Satish Gopal, Uri…. From the entry misenrol
- I can't stand to see them mistreated.1992, Robin Leigh, The Hawk and the Heather, page 179. From the entry cabbagehead
- The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are mistreated with penicillin.1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8. From the entry treponeme
Meaning of mistreat
- verb To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
- verb To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.
Questions about the past tense of mistreat
- What is the past tense of mistreat?
- The past tense of mistreat is mistreated.
- What is the past participle of mistreat?
- The past participle of mistreat is mistreated.
- Is mistreat a regular or irregular verb?
- Mistreat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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