Past tense of retreat
regular verb
The past tense of retreat is retreated. The past participle is also retreated.
Forms of retreat
| Base form (V1) | retreat /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | retreated |
| Past participle (V3) | retreated |
| Present participle | retreating |
| Third person singular | retreats |
Retreated in a sentence
- After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.From the entry cry
- The king retreated to his privy chamber.From the entry privy
- While his fingers retreated, the ache she felt in her apex had only grown, wanting more.2021 December 9, Catherine Edward, Husband Undercover: A Phantom Agent Novel, Catherine Edward, →ISBN. From the entry apex
- Barron immediately retreated, and later sprayed hornet killer on the nest with his son.2019 June 30, Mariel Padilla, “Officials Warn of Wasp ‘Super Nests’ in Alabama”, in The New York Times. From the entry yellow jacket
- I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown.2018, Laura James, Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life, unnumbered page. From the entry shutdown
Meaning of retreat
- noun The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- noun The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- noun Withdrawal by a military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
Questions about the past tense of retreat
- What is the past tense of retreat?
- The past tense of retreat is retreated.
- What is the past participle of retreat?
- The past participle of retreat is retreated.
- Is retreat a regular or irregular verb?
- Retreat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: retreat (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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