Past tense of redress
regular verb
The past tense of redress is redressed. The past participle is also redressed.
Forms of redress
| Base form (V1) | redress /ɹɪˈdɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | redressed |
| Past participle (V3) | redressed |
| Present participle | redressing |
| Third person singular | redresses |
Redressed in a sentence
- The top soil, which was removed before the main excavations, is being redressed on the new slopes to a depth of 4 in. and sown with grass seed.1958 January, “Rainham-Newington Widening, Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, pages 51, 53
- The teacher first undressed and redressed the doll for the child, then showed her how to pull the snaps apart.1963, Albert J[ay] Solnit, Sally A. Provence, editors, Modern Perspectives in Child Development: In Honor of Milton J. E. Senn, New York...
- The grazes on his back redressed, he allowed Sean and the nurse to ease him back against the pillowed bed rest.2017 September 19, Dee Jones, chapter 78, in The Cup Bearer, book 1 (Escape), Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, Sunday 7ᵗʰ April 1996. From the entry pillowed
- I had my toe redressed wiv bandage, gauze and plasters.2004, Andrew Collins, “Diary, 1979”, in Where Did It All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal in the 70s, London: Ebury Press, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry ooch
Meaning of redress
- verb To put in order again; to set right; to revise.
- verb To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
- verb To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
Questions about the past tense of redress
- What is the past tense of redress?
- The past tense of redress is redressed.
- What is the past participle of redress?
- The past participle of redress is redressed.
- Is redress a regular or irregular verb?
- Redress is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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