Past tense of outlaw
regular verb
The past tense of outlaw is outlawed. The past participle is also outlawed.
Forms of outlaw
| Base form (V1) | outlaw /ˈaʊt.lɔː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | outlawed |
| Past participle (V3) | outlawed |
| Present participle | outlawing |
| Third person singular | outlaws |
Outlawed in a sentence
- Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.From the entry obscenity
- Many US states have outlawed studs due to the damage they cause to paved roads.From the entry studs
- By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its inherent risks.From the entry by no means
- I tell you what else ought to be outlawed in our school.2011, K[athaleen] D[eiser] McCrite, “The Pittiest Pit of Your Stomach”, in Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks (Confessions of April Grace…. From the entry ugly stick
- Geeking, unsurprisingly, was among the first carnival acts to be outlawed as the 20th century unfurled.1995, Jack Hunter, Inside Teradome, page 23. From the entry geek
Meaning of outlaw
- noun A fugitive from the law.
- noun A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
- noun A person who operates outside established norms.
Questions about the past tense of outlaw
- What is the past tense of outlaw?
- The past tense of outlaw is outlawed.
- What is the past participle of outlaw?
- The past participle of outlaw is outlawed.
- Is outlaw a regular or irregular verb?
- Outlaw is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outlaw (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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