Past tense of peer
regular verb
The past tense of peer is peered. The past participle is also peered.
Forms of peer
| Base form (V1) | peer /pɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | peered |
| Past participle (V3) | peered |
| Present participle | peering |
| Third person singular | peers /pɪɹz/ |
Peered in a sentence
- He walked slowly past the gate and peered through a narrow gap in the cedar hedge.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company...
- Her heart was racing as she peered into the dimly lit room.From the entry race
- The teacher peered shortsightedly around the classroom.From the entry shortsightedly
- They emerged from behind headstones, crawled out of bushes, and peered around large trees.2015, Maria Mayer, Crone. From the entry ghoster
- Big Tom peered over the rail and saw nothing but sea.2014, Jeff Bredenberg, The Dream Vessel. From the entry backboard
Meaning of peer
- verb To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
- verb To come in sight; to appear.
- noun A look; a glance.
Questions about the past tense of peer
- What is the past tense of peer?
- The past tense of peer is peered.
- What is the past participle of peer?
- The past participle of peer is peered.
- Is peer a regular or irregular verb?
- Peer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: peer (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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