Past tense of repeal
regular verb
The past tense of repeal is repealed. The past participle is also repealed.
Forms of repeal
| Base form (V1) | repeal /ɹəˈpiːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repealed /ɹəˈpild/ |
| Past participle (V3) | repealed /ɹəˈpild/ |
| Present participle | repealing |
| Third person singular | repeals |
Repealed in a sentence
- Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.From the entry homosexual
- Even now gay rights ordinances are in danger of being repealed by local and statewide initiatives.1974 February 2, Edward Sebesta, “Launching the Gay '80s: Gay Rights Under Siege In Santa Clara County”, in Gay Community News, volume 1…. From the entry anti-gay
- Far from needing to be repealed, the ban on politics in the pulpit ought to be enforced more aggressively.2013 September 8, “The pulpit should be free of politics”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry enforce
- This provision of the law should be repealed.1964, John F. Kennedy, “Where We Stand”, in A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 81. From the entry Asia-Pacific
- As the years went by, and the Penal Laws were repealed, the custom of The Stations continued, especially in Ireland's more rural areas.c. 2000-2005, Bridget Haggerty, “An old custom that still exists...The Stations”, in Irish culture and customs. From the entry stations
Meaning of repeal
- verb To cancel, invalidate, annul.
- verb To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
- verb To suppress; to repel.
Questions about the past tense of repeal
- What is the past tense of repeal?
- The past tense of repeal is repealed.
- What is the past participle of repeal?
- The past participle of repeal is repealed.
- Is repeal a regular or irregular verb?
- Repeal is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: repeal (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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