Past tense of outline
regular verb
The past tense of outline is outlined. The past participle is also outlined.
Forms of outline
| Base form (V1) | outline /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | outlined |
| Past participle (V3) | outlined |
| Present participle | outlining |
| Third person singular | outlines |
Outlined in a sentence
- At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.From the entry outcome
- The document outlined his asserted rights.From the entry asserted
- In the large neglected garden, formal paths outlined with white stones were overgrown with bunny-grass.2014, Ailsa Fabian, A Shining Space: A Daughter's Life, →ISBN, page 93. From the entry bunny grass
- A pair of grey, flannel track pants outlined the lad′s bottom very nicely indeed.2011, Ken Smith, Run Naked, Run Free, page 66. From the entry track pants
Meaning of outline
- noun A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- noun The outer shape of an object or figure.
- noun A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
Questions about the past tense of outline
- What is the past tense of outline?
- The past tense of outline is outlined.
- What is the past participle of outline?
- The past participle of outline is outlined.
- Is outline a regular or irregular verb?
- Outline is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outline (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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