Past tense of pirate
regular verb
The past tense of pirate is pirated. The past participle is also pirated.
Forms of pirate
| Base form (V1) | pirate /ˈpaɪɹət/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pirated |
| Past participle (V3) | pirated |
| Present participle | pirating |
| Third person singular | pirates /ˈpaɪɹəts/ |
Pirated in a sentence
- They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
- If a book is pirated there is a remedy for the author and publisher; if a photograph or an engraving is made of a picture without permission the law protects the painter.1904, Edward Elgar, in a speech on 4 July, 1904
- They had visited 10 likely sites for sellers of pirated music CD's but had come up empty-handed.1995 February 27, Edward A. Gargan, “Pirate's Bazaar Thrives in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Ngau Tau Kok
- The pattern is familiar: A nor'wester shuttles in a cold front from the Canadian plains and thoughts of spring are pirated off to sea.2011, Christopher White, Skipjack: The Story of America's Last Sailing Oysterman, →ISBN, page 1. From the entry nor'wester
- The Agreement criminalizes end-user piracy and requires Australia to authorize the seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of counterfeit and pirated goods and the equipment used to produce them.2006, Office of the United States Trade Representative, National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers: 2006, page 29. From the entry produce
Meaning of pirate
- noun A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
- noun An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
- noun One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
Questions about the past tense of pirate
- What is the past tense of pirate?
- The past tense of pirate is pirated.
- What is the past participle of pirate?
- The past participle of pirate is pirated.
- Is pirate a regular or irregular verb?
- Pirate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pirate (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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