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Past tense of refurbish

regular verb

The past tense of refurbish is refurbished. The past participle is also refurbished.

Forms of refurbish

Base form (V1)refurbish /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/
Past tense (V2)refurbished
Past participle (V3)refurbished
Present participlerefurbishing
Third person singularrefurbishes

Refurbished in a sentence

  • We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
  • Make sure to give the refurbished products a real going over before they are sold.From the entry going over
  • Track and platforms have been upgraded, but refurbished trains from Vivarail have been beset by software problems.2021 July 28, Paul Clifton, “£67 million Isle of Wight Line Extension Submitted to DfT [Department for Transport]”, in Rail, number 936…. From the entry beset
  • At Hanwell, two lifts have been installed along with a refurbished ticket office with accessible window.2020 March 25, “Network News: Step-free access introduced at four Transport for London stations”, in RAIL, page 18. From the entry waiting room
  • The refurbished motor roars to life, practically an honorary steam locomotive when it's cold.2014 April 6, Sumpter Valley News, “720 Progress...”, in Sumpter Valley Railroad News. From the entry honorary steam locomotive

Meaning of refurbish

  1. verb To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
  2. noun A refurbishment.

Full definition of refurbish

Questions about the past tense of refurbish

What is the past tense of refurbish?
The past tense of refurbish is refurbished.
What is the past participle of refurbish?
The past participle of refurbish is refurbished.
Is refurbish a regular or irregular verb?
Refurbish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: refurbish (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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