Past tense of plate
regular verb
The past tense of plate is plated. The past participle is also plated.
Forms of plate
| Base form (V1) | plate /ˈpleɪ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | plated /ˈpleɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | plated /ˈpleɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | plating /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | plates /pleɪts/ |
Plated in a sentence
- This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
- The single plated the runner from second base.
- One often hears of gold plated designs with reference to our engineers lack of concern for cost.1988, Sadhan Choudhury, “Concepts of Project Management”, in Project Management, Tata McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry gold-plated
- Plated hard disk surfaces are actually harder and more scratch resistant than read-write heads are.1987, PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers, volume 6, page 222. From the entry spin up
- For example the packaging directive was gold plated in transposition.2010, Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development, “The interface between members states and the European Union”, in Better…. From the entry gold plate
Meaning of plate
- noun A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- noun Such dishes collectively.
- noun The contents of such a dish.
Questions about the past tense of plate
- What is the past tense of plate?
- The past tense of plate is plated.
- What is the past participle of plate?
- The past participle of plate is plated.
- Is plate a regular or irregular verb?
- Plate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: plate (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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