Past tense of ream
regular verb
The past tense of ream is reamed. The past participle is also reamed.
Forms of ream
| Base form (V1) | ream /ɹiːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reamed |
| Past participle (V3) | reamed |
| Present participle | reaming |
| Third person singular | reams /ɹiːmz/ |
Reamed in a sentence
- What if the fellow cleaned his teeth and reamed his nails and wore side-lever whiskers?1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XIII, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 212. From the entry side-lever
Meaning of ream
- noun Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
- verb To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
- verb To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
Questions about the past tense of ream
- What is the past tense of ream?
- The past tense of ream is reamed.
- What is the past participle of ream?
- The past participle of ream is reamed.
- Is ream a regular or irregular verb?
- Ream is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ream (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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