Past tense of neuter
regular verb
The past tense of neuter is neutered. The past participle is also neutered.
Forms of neuter
| Base form (V1) | neuter /ˈnjuːtə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | neutered |
| Past participle (V3) | neutered |
| Present participle | neutering |
| Third person singular | neuters |
Neutered in a sentence
- Congress neutered the bill by adding an exception for big corporations.
- Here wrangling, bitty conflicts neutered change.1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 51
- He riffed an upward arpeggio and in a smooth, slightly neutered baritone began singing “Baby Face.”2014, Edward Stewart, Privileged Lives, →ISBN. From the entry riff
- Her husband refused to have the dog neutered unless neuticles were implanted, and the wife complied.2008, Bonnie Berry, The Power of Looks: Social Stratification of Physical Appearance, Ashgate Publishing, page 104. From the entry neuticles
- Today, Britain’s manufacturing base has all but disappeared, working-class communities have disintegrated, unions have been neutered and the welfare state has begun to crumble.2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times. From the entry trade union
Meaning of neuter
- adjective Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
- adjective Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
- adjective Intransitive.
Questions about the past tense of neuter
- What is the past tense of neuter?
- The past tense of neuter is neutered.
- What is the past participle of neuter?
- The past participle of neuter is neutered.
- Is neuter a regular or irregular verb?
- Neuter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neuter (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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