Past tense of retaliate
regular verb
The past tense of retaliate is retaliated. The past participle is also retaliated.
Forms of retaliate
| Base form (V1) | retaliate /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | retaliated /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | retaliated /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | retaliating |
| Third person singular | retaliates |
Retaliated in a sentence
- The Braves retaliated by plunking Harper in the next inning.From the entry plunk
- But that same bully was quicker than scat to rat her out when she retaliated and gave him a severe pounding when she was bigger.2020, Christianne Van Keuren, Sylvan Elf Chronicles: Battle for Elvenfeld, page 24. From the entry quicker than scat
- Fritz retaliated with machine-guns and whizz-bangs.1929 November, Robert Graves, chapter XII, in Good-bye to All That: An Autobiography, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 139. From the entry whizz-bang
- The National Labor Relations Board petitioned in federal court to force Starbucks (SBUX) to rehire three workers who claimed the coffee chain retaliated against them for attempting to unionize.2022 April 25, Ramishah Maruf, “US labor board sues Starbucks to rehire unionizing employees”, in CNN. From the entry rehire
- “At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.”2000, Kate Fortune, Brij V. Lal, The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia – Volume 1, University of Hawaiʻi, →ISBN, page 208. From the entry blackbird
Meaning of retaliate
- verb To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
- verb To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
Questions about the past tense of retaliate
- What is the past tense of retaliate?
- The past tense of retaliate is retaliated.
- What is the past participle of retaliate?
- The past participle of retaliate is retaliated.
- Is retaliate a regular or irregular verb?
- Retaliate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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