Past tense of repress
regular verb
The past tense of repress is repressed. The past participle is also repressed.
Forms of repress
| Base form (V1) | repress /ɹəˈpɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repressed /ɹɪˈpɹɛst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | repressed /ɹɪˈpɹɛst/ |
| Present participle | repressing |
| Third person singular | represses |
Repressed in a sentence
- Her heart was bursting with repressed emotion.From the entry bursting
- Repressed anger will become a wound inside you, it will create poison.1984, Osho, edited by Prem Maneesha (Ma.), You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet: Initiation Talks Between Master and Disciple, Rajneesh Foundation…. From the entry cathart
- For years now, Mad Men has tracked a tamped-down, repressed ’50s America becoming one where people let it all hang out.April 21, 2014, Julia Turner, Article: Mad Men Episode 2 review: Don and Sally's talk at the diner. Slate. From the entry let it all hang out
- Gay bashers are repressed homosexuals attempting to deny the queer inside, but certain signals get past the screen.1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 65. From the entry gay basher
- Repressed, it enters into your unconscious being.1984, Osho, edited by Prem Maneesha (Ma.), You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet: Initiation Talks Between Master and Disciple, Rajneesh Foundation…. From the entry cathart
Meaning of repress
- verb To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- verb To check; to keep back.
- verb To press again.
Questions about the past tense of repress
- What is the past tense of repress?
- The past tense of repress is repressed.
- What is the past participle of repress?
- The past participle of repress is repressed.
- Is repress a regular or irregular verb?
- Repress is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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