Past tense of overload
regular verb
The past tense of overload is overloaded. The past participle is also overloaded.
Forms of overload
| Base form (V1) | overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | overloaded |
| Past participle (V3) | overloaded |
| Present participle | overloading /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | overloads |
Overloaded in a sentence
- The plane was overloaded with cargo. It was a cargo of live animals.From the entry cargo
- The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.From the entry ping
- The frequent occurrence of crush loads is indicative of a severely overloaded system requiring immediate improvements to increase its passenger capacity.From the entry crush load
- Or maybe the delicious (but probably toxic) fumes from the crispitos had overloaded my brain.2016 04, Noa Gavin, Nick Scott, Practical Applications for Multiverse Theory: A Novel, Inkshares, →ISBN. From the entry crispito
- You won't find vodka and cream sauces or overcheesed, overloaded pastas in Tuscany.2014, Gabriele Corcos, Debi Mazar, Extra Virgin: Recipes & Love from Our Tuscan Kitchen: A Cookbook. From the entry overcheesed
Meaning of overload
- verb To load excessively.
- verb To provide too much power to a circuit.
- verb To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
Questions about the past tense of overload
- What is the past tense of overload?
- The past tense of overload is overloaded.
- What is the past participle of overload?
- The past participle of overload is overloaded.
- Is overload a regular or irregular verb?
- Overload is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: overload (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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