Past tense of nurse
regular verb
The past tense of nurse is nursed. The past participle is also nursed.
Forms of nurse
| Base form (V1) | nurse /nɜːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | nursed |
| Past participle (V3) | nursed |
| Present participle | nursing /ˈnɝsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | nurses |
Nursed in a sentence
- She nursed him back to health.
- She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.
- He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.2007 November 19, Kevin Cullen, “His peace in poetry”, in The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass.: The Globe Newspaper Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry craic
- Pugach nursed a fanatical ardor for Miss Riss, writing her love letters in a florid hand.2007 May 27, Ruth La Ferla, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021. From the entry Pugach
- He forgave her in the end; but it cost him an effort and he nursed his grievance for three whole days.1976 [1862], Victor Hugo, “Part Three: Marius; chapter VI”, in Norman Denny, transl., Les Misérables, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books…. From the entry time heals all things
Meaning of nurse
- noun Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- noun A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- noun A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
Questions about the past tense of nurse
- What is the past tense of nurse?
- The past tense of nurse is nursed.
- What is the past participle of nurse?
- The past participle of nurse is nursed.
- Is nurse a regular or irregular verb?
- Nurse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nurse (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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