Past tense of peruse
regular verb
The past tense of peruse is perused. The past participle is also perused.
Forms of peruse
| Base form (V1) | peruse /pəˈɹuːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | perused |
| Past participle (V3) | perused |
| Present participle | perusing |
| Third person singular | peruses |
Perused in a sentence
- Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge.2001, Doug Stanton, In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, →ISBN, page 35
- The woman perused it briefly and then beamed up at me.2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex, →ISBN, page 98
- A small number of persons has ever perused Shakespeareanism in its entirety.From the entry Shakespeareanism
- Gleefully we perused those two copies, noting such achievements as a five-color bacover (counting black).1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Ether Jiggles”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 3. From the entry bacover
- Here, take one of my cards.” “Are you a lawyer, too?” he asked, and then perused her information.2008, Christine Son, Off the Menu, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry off the top of one's head
Meaning of peruse
- verb To examine or consider with care.
- verb To read completely.
- verb To look over casually; to skim.
Questions about the past tense of peruse
- What is the past tense of peruse?
- The past tense of peruse is perused.
- What is the past participle of peruse?
- The past participle of peruse is perused.
- Is peruse a regular or irregular verb?
- Peruse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: peruse (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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