Past tense of release
regular verb
The past tense of release is released. The past participle is also released.
Forms of release
| Base form (V1) | release /ɹəˈliːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | released /ɹɪˈliːst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | released /ɹɪˈliːst/ |
| Present participle | releasing |
| Third person singular | releases |
Released in a sentence
- He released his grasp on the lever.
- They released the new product later than intended.
- Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.From the entry port
- This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.From the entry new
- The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results.From the entry slide
Meaning of release
- noun The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
- noun The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
- noun Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
Questions about the past tense of release
- What is the past tense of release?
- The past tense of release is released.
- What is the past participle of release?
- The past participle of release is released.
- Is release a regular or irregular verb?
- Release is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: release (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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