Past tense of recline
regular verb
The past tense of recline is reclined. The past participle is also reclined.
Forms of recline
| Base form (V1) | recline /ɹɪˈklaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reclined |
| Past participle (V3) | reclined |
| Present participle | reclining |
| Third person singular | reclines |
Reclined in a sentence
- She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.
- Jim closed his eyes and reclined back in his chair.From the entry close
- But aslant this particular glass reclined a single, white, wintry rose, possibly the last rose ever, its invalid complexion infused with a delicate transcendent green.1979, Patrick White, “Part II”, in The Twyborn Affair […], London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 209. From the entry aslant
- As for Bradly, he reclined in kingly ease, smoking austerely, and ejecting a grunt at intervals into her narrative, confessing an interest in it.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 138. From the entry kingly
- Their shields all amuleted, the four points decorated for war with feather tufts, leaned against their spears, which were planted in the ground, or reclined against trees and shrubs.1930, Jack Herbert Driberg, People of the Small Arrow, Payson and Clarke, page 48. From the entry amuleted
Meaning of recline
- verb To cause to lean back; to bend back.
- verb To put in a resting position.
- verb To lean back.
Questions about the past tense of recline
- What is the past tense of recline?
- The past tense of recline is reclined.
- What is the past participle of recline?
- The past participle of recline is reclined.
- Is recline a regular or irregular verb?
- Recline is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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