Past tense of redeem
regular verb
The past tense of redeem is redeemed. The past participle is also redeemed.
Forms of redeem
| Base form (V1) | redeem /ɹɪˈdiːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | redeemed |
| Past participle (V3) | redeemed |
| Present participle | redeeming |
| Third person singular | redeems |
Redeemed in a sentence
- But the film is largely redeemed by an unexpected emotional resonance befitting a Steven Spielberg production.2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2012. From the entry resonance
- It is terrible to think of the power of the world even in a redeemed soul.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide. From the entry renounce
- At best, words are fumbled but somewhat redeemed with an accepted frustration and shrugs, and at worst, phrases, punctuated with grimaced muddlements, simply fail.2016, Joseph Michael Sepesy, Word Dances III: Celebration. From the entry muddlement
- They redeemed themselves with this show.2003, steve-o, “Jam On The River Mini-Review”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet). From the entry meh
Meaning of redeem
- verb To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
- verb To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- verb To set free by force.
Questions about the past tense of redeem
- What is the past tense of redeem?
- The past tense of redeem is redeemed.
- What is the past participle of redeem?
- The past participle of redeem is redeemed.
- Is redeem a regular or irregular verb?
- Redeem is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: redeem (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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