Past tense of refrigerate
regular verb
The past tense of refrigerate is refrigerated. The past participle is also refrigerated.
Forms of refrigerate
| Base form (V1) | refrigerate /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | refrigerated |
| Past participle (V3) | refrigerated |
| Present participle | refrigerating |
| Third person singular | refrigerates |
Refrigerated in a sentence
- This jelly sets within a few hours when refrigerated.From the entry set
- You can find refrigerated prechopped onions in tubs in the produce aisle along with prechopped peppers.2006, Shea Waggoner, Homemade in Half the Time, page 24. From the entry prechopped
- If you like your biscottis to be softer, keep them refrigerated.2000, Nick Ligidakis, My Private Collection, →ISBN, page 77. From the entry biscotti
- WOF was first used to describe the rapid development of oxidized flavor in refrigerated cooked meats.1982, Examination of Flavor and Color Changes in NLABS Process for Flaked and Formed Meats, page 14. From the entry WOF
- It is finished in the standard ice blue adopted by BR for refrigerated vehicles.1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 262. From the entry ice blue
Meaning of refrigerate
- verb To make (someone or something) cool; to cool down.
- verb To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.
Questions about the past tense of refrigerate
- What is the past tense of refrigerate?
- The past tense of refrigerate is refrigerated.
- What is the past participle of refrigerate?
- The past participle of refrigerate is refrigerated.
- Is refrigerate a regular or irregular verb?
- Refrigerate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: refrigerate (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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