Past tense of pipe
regular verb
The past tense of pipe is piped. The past participle is also piped.
Forms of pipe
| Base form (V1) | pipe /ˈpaɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | piped /paɪpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | piped /paɪpt/ |
| Present participle | piping /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pipes /paɪps/ |
Piped in a sentence
- "Ar—cher—Ja—cob!" Johnny piped after her, pivoting round on his heel, and strewing the grass and leaves in his hands as if he were sowing seed.1922 October 26, Virginia Woolf, chapter II, in Jacob’s Room, Richmond, London: […] Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC...
- The men of the press, who knew a piped story when they saw one, quickly found another little girl, presented her with a lollipop, and photographed her skipping rope in front of the candy store.1981, Elie Abel, What's News: The Media in American Society, page 259
- Soulless music was piped in through the speakers in the room.From the entry pipe in
- These can be piped into views that users can query directly.2018 March 28, Ben Stopford, “Kafka Is Like a Database?”, in Designing Event-Driven Systems: Concepts and Patterns for Streaming Services…. From the entry databasey
- A Cambridgeshire man recently gave notice with a message piped on top of a passion cake.2013 April 16, Paula Cocozza, “Resignation by cake: the sweetest way to say goodbye”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London…. From the entry half-baked
Meaning of pipe
- noun A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- noun A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- noun The key or sound of the voice.
Questions about the past tense of pipe
- What is the past tense of pipe?
- The past tense of pipe is piped.
- What is the past participle of pipe?
- The past participle of pipe is piped.
- Is pipe a regular or irregular verb?
- Pipe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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