Past tense of patrol

Forms of patrol

Patrolled in a sentence

• Watchmen are stationed continuously at each end of the bridge, and the main spans are patrolled twice during the night.1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 149
• In times of scarcity, wardens of the peace patrolled the city’s streets to deter the conforaneous vendors’ less scrupulous competition strategies.From the entry conforaneous
• Policemen once patrolled the streets ahorseback.From the entry ahorseback
• Louis County community heavily patrolled by white officers, to pick up one more college friend.2020 July 14, Ron Stodghill, “Black Behind the Wheel”, in New York Times. From the entry beater
• Rice is unavailable, and the streets are patrolled by soldiers in full combat and chemical weapon gear.1996 March 9, Ian Johnson, “Taiwan tries to stand tall But residents rush to secure property; some prepare to flee”, in The Baltimore Sun…. From the entry Tungchu

Meaning of patrol

1. noun A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
2. noun A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
3. noun The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

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• Patrol in Hindi
• Patrol in Tamil
• Patrol in Marathi
• Patrol in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of patrol

What is the past tense of patrol?

The past tense of patrol is patrolled.

What is the past participle of patrol?

The past participle of patrol is patrolled.

Is patrol a regular or irregular verb?

Patrol is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.