Past tense of reposition
regular verb
The past tense of reposition is repositioned. The past participle is also repositioned.
Forms of reposition
| Base form (V1) | reposition |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repositioned |
| Past participle (V3) | repositioned |
| Present participle | repositioning |
| Third person singular | repositions |
Repositioned in a sentence
- Afrikanerdom is being repositioned as an endangered minority within a liberal democracy.2006, Chris Brink, No lesser place: the taaldebat at Stellenbosch. From the entry Afrikanerdom
- A great vision of barbecues ablaze, televisions repositioned and six times a boozy roar across the back gardens.2018 June 24, Sam Wallace, “Harry Kane scores hat-trick as England hit Panama for six to secure World Cup knock-out qualification”, in…. From the entry back garden
- The intestines were repositioned, and the abdominal musculature and skin incisions were closed by standard techniques with absorbable suture and autoclips.2015 August 8, “Aggravated Cardiac Remodeling post Aortocaval Fistula in Unilateral Nephrectomized Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry autoclips
- Every so often a leg would ponderously rise and anchor itself elsewhere, as a sifter repositioned itself with the changing wind.2013, A J Dalton, Gateway of the Saviours. From the entry besail
- Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups.2003, Christopher Neame, Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze, page 23. From the entry pup
Meaning of reposition
- verb To put into a new position.
- noun The act of putting into a new position.
Questions about the past tense of reposition
- What is the past tense of reposition?
- The past tense of reposition is repositioned.
- What is the past participle of reposition?
- The past participle of reposition is repositioned.
- Is reposition a regular or irregular verb?
- Reposition is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reposition (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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