Past tense of poll
regular verb
The past tense of poll is polled. The past participle is also polled.
Forms of poll
| Base form (V1) | poll /pɔl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | polled /pəʊld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | polled /pəʊld/ |
| Present participle | polling |
| Third person singular | polls |
Polled in a sentence
- He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
- The network hub polled the department’s computers to determine which ones could still respond.
- He refused to get disheartened, even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage. From the entry disheartened
- Sixty-eight percent of polled blacks "found the black rage defense compelling," while, incredibly, so did 45 percent of the whites.1994, New York Magazine, volume 27, number 21, page 6. From the entry black rage defense
- Some 46% of those polled agreed that the office environment puts them in a better mindset for work, with this figure rising to 55% of 18-34-year-olds.2021 October 20, “Study captures positive benefits of commuting”, in RAIL, number 942, page 16. From the entry mindset
Meaning of poll
- noun A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- noun A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
- noun A polling place (usually as plural, polling places).
Questions about the past tense of poll
- What is the past tense of poll?
- The past tense of poll is polled.
- What is the past participle of poll?
- The past participle of poll is polled.
- Is poll a regular or irregular verb?
- Poll is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poll (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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