Past tense of notch
regular verb
The past tense of notch is notched. The past participle is also notched.
Forms of notch
| Base form (V1) | notch /nɒtʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | notched |
| Past participle (V3) | notched |
| Present participle | notching |
| Third person singular | notches |
Notched in a sentence
- The team notched a pair of shutout wins on Sunday.
- Jenkins booted a pair of field goals, Hopkins and George Nwokoji each notched a touchdown.2010 October 21, “Panthers' football team”, in Portland Leader
- I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut.From the entry rod
- John has just notched up another "salesman of the month" prize.From the entry notch up
- I placed the base under the back bumper and inserted the long notched pole into it.2012, Larry Wade Livingston, “Thank you; but!”, in Short Stories from My Heart, page 57. From the entry bumper jack
Meaning of notch
- noun A V-shaped cut.
- noun Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- noun An indentation.
Questions about the past tense of notch
- What is the past tense of notch?
- The past tense of notch is notched.
- What is the past participle of notch?
- The past participle of notch is notched.
- Is notch a regular or irregular verb?
- Notch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: notch (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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