Past tense of outsource
regular verb
The past tense of outsource is outsourced. The past participle is also outsourced.
Forms of outsource
| Base form (V1) | outsource /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | outsourced |
| Past participle (V3) | outsourced |
| Present participle | outsourcing /ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | outsources |
Outsourced in a sentence
- Read said maintenance would be outsourced, with "positive discussions" held with two companies.2020 April 8, “Network News: Varamis plans electric freight to carry light goods”, in RAIL, number 902, page 17
- Many train operators outsourced jobs like checking tickets at the gates or cleaning the trains, and therefore the staff had no opportunity to move up through the structure of the railways into managerial jobs.2026 August 5, Christian Wolmar, “Burnham offers a fresh perspective for GBR”, in RAIL, number 1067, page 21
- Where this has proved impossible, we've outsourced the process using barrels, jars, comost heaps and industrial fermenters.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 205. From the entry fermenter
Meaning of outsource
- verb To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
Questions about the past tense of outsource
- What is the past tense of outsource?
- The past tense of outsource is outsourced.
- What is the past participle of outsource?
- The past participle of outsource is outsourced.
- Is outsource a regular or irregular verb?
- Outsource is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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