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Past tense of ordinate

regular verb

The past tense of ordinate is ordinated. The past participle is also ordinated.

Forms of ordinate

Base form (V1)ordinate /ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/
Past tense (V2)ordinated
Past participle (V3)ordinated
Present participleordinating
Third person singularordinates

Meaning of ordinate

  1. noun The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
  2. noun The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
  3. verb To align a series of objects.

Full definition of ordinate

Questions about the past tense of ordinate

What is the past tense of ordinate?
The past tense of ordinate is ordinated.
What is the past participle of ordinate?
The past participle of ordinate is ordinated.
Is ordinate a regular or irregular verb?
Ordinate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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