Past tense of rectify
regular verb
The past tense of rectify is rectified. The past participle is also rectified.
Forms of rectify
| Base form (V1) | rectify /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rectified |
| Past participle (V3) | rectified |
| Present participle | rectifying |
| Third person singular | rectifies |
Rectified in a sentence
- To get problems rectified, Lim who admits to being a “kaypoh” (busybody), would hassle the relevant authorities.2007 March 26, Yeng Ai Chun, “A task for a ‘busybody’”, in The Star, Malaysia, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2019. From the entry kaypoh
- They are six-pole series wound machines specially developed for operation on a rectified 50-cycle single-phase supply.1960 February, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 123. From the entry rectified
- There may be a tiny flaw in your calculations that can be rectified.1937, Astounding Stories: Lost in the Dimensions, page 58. From the entry ultradimensional
- How might the breakdowns be rectified at the time?2007, Gershon Tenenbaum, Robert C. Eklund, Handbook of Sport Psychology, page 279. From the entry premortem
- An 85-year injustice has been rectified at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey with the corrected spelling of one of the greatest of all literary names.2024 September 26, Mark Brown, “Brontë sisters finally get their dots as names corrected at Westminster Abbey”, in Katharine Viner…. From the entry diaeresis
Meaning of rectify
- verb To heal (an organ or part of the body).
- verb To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- verb To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
Questions about the past tense of rectify
- What is the past tense of rectify?
- The past tense of rectify is rectified.
- What is the past participle of rectify?
- The past participle of rectify is rectified.
- Is rectify a regular or irregular verb?
- Rectify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
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