Past tense of refresh
regular verb
The past tense of refresh is refreshed. The past participle is also refreshed.
Forms of refresh
| Base form (V1) | refresh /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | refreshed |
| Past participle (V3) | refreshed |
| Present participle | refreshing /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | refreshes |
Refreshed in a sentence
- She refreshed the page.2007, Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous
- We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions.1972, Vermont History, volume 40, page 268
- I wonder if a person who comes out of a coma feels refreshed and well rested.2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208. From the entry coma
- And there is a mature wisdom about him which, without being new, is newly refreshed.1953, Oliver Wendell Holmes (Jr.), Holmes-Laski Letters: 1926-1935. From the entry about
- Since toilet water has likely been refreshed more recently than the water in Fido's bowl, it tastes better.2019, Marc Bekoff, Jessica Pierce, Unleashing Your Dog. From the entry fido
Meaning of refresh
- verb To renew or revitalize.
- verb To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
- verb To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
Questions about the past tense of refresh
- What is the past tense of refresh?
- The past tense of refresh is refreshed.
- What is the past participle of refresh?
- The past participle of refresh is refreshed.
- Is refresh a regular or irregular verb?
- Refresh is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: refresh (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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