Past tense of obscure
regular verb
The past tense of obscure is obscured. The past participle is also obscured.
Forms of obscure
| Base form (V1) | obscure /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | obscured |
| Past participle (V3) | obscured |
| Present participle | obscuring |
| Third person singular | obscures |
Obscured in a sentence
- After a couple of years without pruning, the shrub had grown overlarge and completely obscured the window.From the entry overlarge
- Some histopathologic details were artifactually obscured by the staining.From the entry artifactually
- Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban. From the entry paradise
- Individual wind instruments do not get obscured during the interplay of the tutti orchestra.1994, The Absolute Sound - Volume 19, Issues 99-102, page 94. From the entry breathful
- Being now obscured, Soiled with the grime of chores, unbeautified, She shows true gold.1985, Epphiphanus Wilson, The Great Classics of India. From the entry goodlihood
Meaning of obscure
- adjective Dark, faint or indistinct.
- adjective Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
- adjective Difficult to understand; abstruse.
Questions about the past tense of obscure
- What is the past tense of obscure?
- The past tense of obscure is obscured.
- What is the past participle of obscure?
- The past participle of obscure is obscured.
- Is obscure a regular or irregular verb?
- Obscure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: obscure (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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