Past tense of repel
regular verb
The past tense of repel is repelled. The past participle is also repelled.
Forms of repel
| Base form (V1) | repel /ɹɪˈpɛl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repelled |
| Past participle (V3) | repelled |
| Present participle | repelling |
| Third person singular | repels |
Repelled in a sentence
- In nearby Zintan, rebels repelled an advance by Gaddafi's forces, killing eight and taking one prisoner, a local activist said.2011 May 19, Ian Traynor, The Guardian
- However, while the idea of a free holiday appeals enormously, I am frankly repelled by the idea of spending a couple of weeks in your company.2008 January 26, The Guardian
- Her clownlike makeup repelled potential suitors.From the entry clownlike
- Something within him repelled this motion of obedience.1917, Waldo David Frank, The Unwelcome Man: A Novel, page 108. From the entry laggardly
- Man, repelled by his debt to a physical mother, created an alternate reality, a heterocosm to give him the illusion of freedom.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae. From the entry heterocosm
Meaning of repel
- verb To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
- verb To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
- verb To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
Questions about the past tense of repel
- What is the past tense of repel?
- The past tense of repel is repelled.
- What is the past participle of repel?
- The past participle of repel is repelled.
- Is repel a regular or irregular verb?
- Repel is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: repel (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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