Past tense of print
regular verb
The past tense of print is printed. The past participle is also printed.
Forms of print
| Base form (V1) | print /pɹɪnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | printed /ˈpɹɪn.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | printed /ˈpɹɪn.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | printing /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | prints /pɹɪnts/ |
Printed in a sentence
- The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.
- On March 16, 2020, the S&P printed at 2,386.13, one of the worst drops in history.
- The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.From the entry patronage
- I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.From the entry burst
- The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.From the entry reward
Meaning of print
- adjective Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.
- verb To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.
- verb To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.
Questions about the past tense of print
- What is the past tense of print?
- The past tense of print is printed.
- What is the past participle of print?
- The past participle of print is printed.
- Is print a regular or irregular verb?
- Print is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: print (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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