Past tense of prize
regular verb
The past tense of prize is prized. The past participle is also prized.
Forms of prize
| Base form (V1) | prize /ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | prized /pɹaɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | prized /pɹaɪzd/ |
| Present participle | prizing /ˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | prizes /ˈpɹaɪzɪz/ |
Prized in a sentence
- The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.From the entry trophy
- She thrust her yamstick into the hard ground to reach the prized tuber.From the entry yamstick
- By the time she became the world's greatest pianist, she had already practised for thousands of hours on her prized piano.From the entry pianist
- The car quickly became his most prized possession.From the entry possession
- After tearing his fave T-shirt unintentionally, my brother wreaked revenge on me by ripping my most prized blazer apart.From the entry revenge
Meaning of prize
- noun That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
- noun Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
- noun An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
Questions about the past tense of prize
- What is the past tense of prize?
- The past tense of prize is prized.
- What is the past participle of prize?
- The past participle of prize is prized.
- Is prize a regular or irregular verb?
- Prize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prize (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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