Past tense of repay
irregular verb
The past tense of repay is repaid. The past participle is also repaid.
Forms of repay
| Base form (V1) | repay /ɹiˈpeɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repaid /ɹɪˈpeɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | repaid /ɹɪˈpeɪd/ |
| Present participle | repaying |
| Third person singular | repays |
Past tense of repay by meaning
- synonym of pay back in all senses.: repaid
- to pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.: repayed or repaid
Repaid in a sentence
- I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
- My creditors insist on being repaid in full before the end of the month.From the entry in full
- Each drawal to be repaid within a maximum period of 12 months.2015 February 16, Bharath Seeman, Bank Exam Pedia Dec 2014, R.A.C.E Institute, page 81. From the entry drawal
- A loan or gift to the Moss-people was always repaid manifold.1920, Lewis Spence, An Encyclopædia of Occultism, London: George Routledge and Sons, page 280, column 2. From the entry moss-people
- From this perspective having a higher inventory might help the firm look good to investors who were worried about being repaid.2005 July 1, Hong Chen, Murray Z. Frank, Owen Q. Wu, “What Actually Happened to the Inventories of American Companies between 1981 and…. From the entry overlevered
Meaning of repay
- verb Synonym of pay back in all senses.
- verb To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
- verb To give in return; requite.
Verbs like repay
Questions about the past tense of repay
- What is the past tense of repay?
- The past tense of repay is repaid.
- What is the past participle of repay?
- The past participle of repay is repaid.
- Is repay a regular or irregular verb?
- Repay is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
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