Past tense of respect
regular verb
The past tense of respect is respected. The past participle is also respected.
Forms of respect
| Base form (V1) | respect /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | respected /ɹɪˈspɛktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | respected /ɹɪˈspɛktɪd/ |
| Present participle | respecting /ɹɪˈspɛktɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | respects /ɹɪˈspɛkts/ |
Respected in a sentence
- The winner of the Pillsbury bake-off is obviously a very good cook and is respected for it.From the entry bake-off
- He was a respected jurist and his death will be a loss to the profession.From the entry respected
- Though I disagreed with him, I respected him for standing up for what he believed in.From the entry stand up for
- In my time, we respected our elders.From the entry time
- He is a respected man of the cloth.From the entry cloth
Meaning of respect
- noun An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.
- noun Good opinion, honor, or admiration.
- noun Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
Questions about the past tense of respect
- What is the past tense of respect?
- The past tense of respect is respected.
- What is the past participle of respect?
- The past participle of respect is respected.
- Is respect a regular or irregular verb?
- Respect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: respect (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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