Past tense of poach
regular verb
The past tense of poach is poached. The past participle is also poached.
Forms of poach
| Base form (V1) | poach /ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | poached /pəʊtʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | poached /pəʊtʃt/ |
| Present participle | poaching |
| Third person singular | poaches |
Poached in a sentence
- Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps
- A 2016 study using carbon dating of more than 200 tusks from seizures spanning nine countries suggested that illegal ivory originates from elephants poached recently, instead of being pilfered from aging stockpiles kept by various nations.2021 November 12, Christine Chung, “2 Ivory Smugglers Captured in International Operation, U.S. Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.From the entry cetacean
- The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.From the entry lyonnaise
- From 7 a.m.-2 p.m., options include homemade beef blinis, poached eggs and bulochka.2021 May 12, Andrew Atkins, “Restaurant news: Claudio makes gluten-free sweets”, in Naples Daily News, volume 97th, number 292, Naples…. From the entry bulochka
Meaning of poach
- verb To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
- verb To be cooked in such manner.
- noun The act of cooking in simmering liquid.
Questions about the past tense of poach
- What is the past tense of poach?
- The past tense of poach is poached.
- What is the past participle of poach?
- The past participle of poach is poached.
- Is poach a regular or irregular verb?
- Poach is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: poach (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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