Past tense of recapture
regular verb
The past tense of recapture is recaptured. The past participle is also recaptured.
Forms of recapture
| Base form (V1) | recapture |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | recaptured |
| Past participle (V3) | recaptured |
| Present participle | recapturing |
| Third person singular | recaptures |
Recaptured in a sentence
- On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua.1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340
- One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 118
- Though he recaptured the Old City he lost it again after two days, and was beaten back to Ying-chi-sha.1946 December 5, Military Information: Sinkiang Rebellions 1931-1937, page 9. From the entry Ying-chi-sha
- In the city he often recaptured inspiration by playing with a ewerful of it, pouring it over his hands and head.1929, New Outlook, page 185. From the entry ewerful
- Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii. From the entry ingenuity
Meaning of recapture
- noun The act of capturing again.
- noun That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
- noun The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.
Questions about the past tense of recapture
- What is the past tense of recapture?
- The past tense of recapture is recaptured.
- What is the past participle of recapture?
- The past participle of recapture is recaptured.
- Is recapture a regular or irregular verb?
- Recapture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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