Past tense of ravish
regular verb
The past tense of ravish is ravished. The past participle is also ravished.
Forms of ravish
| Base form (V1) | ravish /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ravished /ˈɹæ.vɪʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | ravished /ˈɹæ.vɪʃt/ |
| Present participle | ravishing |
| Third person singular | ravishes |
Ravished in a sentence
- The Franks ravished it from Muslim hands in the first decade of the sixth century, and the eyes of Islam were swollen with weeping for it; it was one of its griefs.2015, Alfred J. Andrea, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Volume I: To 1500
- Three like the dawnings of new-born day, they ravished every heart; Yea, tormentful to the yearner’s soul were they, these maidens three.1901, John Payne, transl., The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, El Asmaï and the Three Girls of Bassora. From the entry tormentful
- Instead of experiencing a delicious kiss or a mystical wedding night at the end of the story, heroines in the bodice rippers were regularly ravished by the hero.1999, Paulette Richards, “Literary Contexts”, in Kathleen Gregory Klein, editor, Terry McMillan: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions…. From the entry bodice ripper
Meaning of ravish
- verb To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- verb To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
- verb To rape.
Questions about the past tense of ravish
- What is the past tense of ravish?
- The past tense of ravish is ravished.
- What is the past participle of ravish?
- The past participle of ravish is ravished.
- Is ravish a regular or irregular verb?
- Ravish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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