Past tense of relocate
regular verb
The past tense of relocate is relocated. The past participle is also relocated.
Forms of relocate
| Base form (V1) | relocate /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | relocated |
| Past participle (V3) | relocated |
| Present participle | relocating |
| Third person singular | relocates |
Relocated in a sentence
- In the three weeks since, the city has repeatedly relocated evacuees on short notice.2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in The New York Times, archived from the...
- HS2 will pass in a deep cutting, right through a busy road junction which has to be relocated.2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 45
- Four towns in the Quabbin Valley were disincorporated, and their residents relocated, to create a reservoir.From the entry disincorporate
- An estimated 1.3 million people were forcibly relocated during its construction.2015 November 30, Maximiliane Koschyk, “COP21: China's climate efforts far from sufficient”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original…. From the entry Hubei
- Honing the band's anthemic sound and stance, they relocated to Richmond and created a solid lineup.2014, Kevin Prested, Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records, page 79. From the entry lineup
Meaning of relocate
- verb To move (something) from one place to another.
- verb To change one's domicile or place of business.
- verb To lose something and find it again.
Questions about the past tense of relocate
- What is the past tense of relocate?
- The past tense of relocate is relocated.
- What is the past participle of relocate?
- The past participle of relocate is relocated.
- Is relocate a regular or irregular verb?
- Relocate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: relocate (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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