Past tense of reclaim
regular verb
The past tense of reclaim is reclaimed. The past participle is also reclaimed.
Forms of reclaim
| Base form (V1) | reclaim /ɹɪˈkleɪm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reclaimed |
| Past participle (V3) | reclaimed |
| Present participle | reclaiming |
| Third person singular | reclaims |
Reclaimed in a sentence
- Once a term of homophobic abuse, the term “queer” has been reclaimed as a marker for some gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT), and other marginalized sexual identities.
- Reclaimed words like "queer" or "gay" are usually offensive to the in-group when used by outsiders.From the entry reclaimed
- Shell sand is a useful manure for clay soils, heavy loams, and newly reclaimed bogs.From the entry shell sand
- The city has reclaimed its riverfront, transforming it from shuttered industrial husks into commercial-and-residential mixed-use real estate with substantial market value.From the entry riverfront
- Church Street has been reclaimed from vendors who had encroached every bit of pedestrian walk.2024 October 12, @bykarthikreddy, Twitter. From the entry originality
Meaning of reclaim
- verb To return land to a suitable condition for use.
- verb To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
- verb To claim something back; to repossess.
Questions about the past tense of reclaim
- What is the past tense of reclaim?
- The past tense of reclaim is reclaimed.
- What is the past participle of reclaim?
- The past participle of reclaim is reclaimed.
- Is reclaim a regular or irregular verb?
- Reclaim is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reclaim (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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