Past tense of relax
regular verb
The past tense of relax is relaxed. The past participle is also relaxed.
Forms of relax
| Base form (V1) | relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | relaxed /ɹɪˈlækst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | relaxed /ɹɪˈlækst/ |
| Present participle | relaxing |
| Third person singular | relaxes |
Relaxed in a sentence
- Tensions between the two countries have relaxed somewhat in recent weeks.
- He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.From the entry relaxed
- After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted.From the entry put to sleep
- The nondreamers in our study were generally more relaxed the next day.From the entry nondreamer
- The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.From the entry relaxed
Meaning of relax
- verb To make something loose.
- verb To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
- verb To become loose.
Questions about the past tense of relax
- What is the past tense of relax?
- The past tense of relax is relaxed.
- What is the past participle of relax?
- The past participle of relax is relaxed.
- Is relax a regular or irregular verb?
- Relax is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: relax (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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