Past tense of rate
regular verb
The past tense of rate is rated. The past participle is also rated.
Forms of rate
| Base form (V1) | rate /ɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rated /ˈɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | rated /ˈɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | rating /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | rates /ɹeɪts/ |
Rated in a sentence
- She is rated fourth in the country.
- He rated this book brilliant.
- The ESRB rated the video game M for Mature as it contained excessive blood and gore.From the entry m
- The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent.From the entry blow out
- You're so goated that even your lowest rated epi is an 8.1.From the entry epi
Meaning of rate
- noun The worth of something; value.
- noun The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
- noun Speed.
Questions about the past tense of rate
- What is the past tense of rate?
- The past tense of rate is rated.
- What is the past participle of rate?
- The past participle of rate is rated.
- Is rate a regular or irregular verb?
- Rate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rate (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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