Past tense of resurrect
regular verb
The past tense of resurrect is resurrected. The past participle is also resurrected.
Forms of resurrect
| Base form (V1) | resurrect /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | resurrected |
| Past participle (V3) | resurrected |
| Present participle | resurrecting |
| Third person singular | resurrects |
Resurrected in a sentence
- And so it is good to see the big society born again, resurrected in Cameron's Christmas message.2014 January 4, Danny Kruger, “The big society is not about picking litter: it is meant to be a challenge”, in The Guardian. From the entry apposite
- Even worse is Plotz's assessment that Tudjman resurrected Ustasa symbols, such as the Croatian checkerboard flag.2011, Branko Belan, In the Name of Independence: The Unmaking of Tito's Yugoslavia. From the entry Croatian checkerboard
- We all have some secret little hope that the unworkables will be resurrected.2004, Don Aslett, The Office Clutter Cure, page 44. From the entry unworkable
- While the idea isn’t new, it has been resurrected.2026 May 20, Arwa Mahdawi, “And, lo! The latest fad diet is upon us – and it’s called ‘eating biblically’”, in The Guardian, archived from…. From the entry biblical eating
- The origin of words is a question that now falls within the chapter of “glottogony”, resurrected after decades of inactivity.1995, Werner Winter, editor, On Languages and Language […] , Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry glottogony
Meaning of resurrect
- verb To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
- verb To rise from the dead; to return to life.
- verb To restore to a working state.
Questions about the past tense of resurrect
- What is the past tense of resurrect?
- The past tense of resurrect is resurrected.
- What is the past participle of resurrect?
- The past participle of resurrect is resurrected.
- Is resurrect a regular or irregular verb?
- Resurrect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resurrect (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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