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Past tense of redouble

regular verb

The past tense of redouble is redoubled. The past participle is also redoubled.

Forms of redouble

Base form (V1)redouble
Past tense (V2)redoubled
Past participle (V3)redoubled
Present participleredoubling
Third person singularredoubles

Redoubled in a sentence

  • Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
  • The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.1903 October 21, “Plunder Hidden in Graves”, in New York Times, page 16
  • The pro-independence regional government redoubled its efforts and unilaterally declared a Catalan Republic on Oct. 27.2020 February 25, Mark Nayler, “There’s a Solution to Catalonia’s Crisis. Spain’s King Is Standing in the Way.”, in Foreign Policy. From the entry Catalan Republic
  • They redoubled their efforts to no avail.1984, John B. Keane, Man of the Triple Name, Brandon, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry tatarara
  • Two identical consonants (redoubled) in second and third position are frequently found (they are called verba mediae geminatae), but two homorganic consonants are not.2011 March 1, Eulàlia Vernet i Pons, “Semitic Root Incompatibilities and Historical Linguistics”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume…. From the entry homorganic

Meaning of redouble

  1. verb To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
  2. verb To double an opponent's doubling bid.
  3. verb To become twice as big.

Full definition of redouble

Questions about the past tense of redouble

What is the past tense of redouble?
The past tense of redouble is redoubled.
What is the past participle of redouble?
The past participle of redouble is redoubled.
Is redouble a regular or irregular verb?
Redouble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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