Past tense of revolt
regular verb
The past tense of revolt is revolted. The past participle is also revolted.
Forms of revolt
| Base form (V1) | revolt /ɹɪˈvoʊlt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | revolted |
| Past participle (V3) | revolted |
| Present participle | revolting |
| Third person singular | revolts |
Revolted in a sentence
- The same way with sinarchism — he revolted against the thought of a protector.1949, Cornelia Sussman, Teach the Angry Spirit, page 247. From the entry sinarchism
- I was still revolted by their accents and infuriated by their habitual rudeness.1937, George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier, Penguin, published 1962, Part 2, Chapter 9, p. 131. From the entry infuriate
- They smelled of turpentine and revolted my appetite.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 21, in Klee Wyck. From the entry ship's biscuit
- The instinct revolted against the inevitable punishment to come, already tokened by those big holes now met in walls and crossings.1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin, published 2010, page 149. From the entry token
- The very seventeenness of her revolted; she dropped her attitude.1921, Fannie Hurst, Stardust: The Story of an American Girl. From the entry seventeenness
Meaning of revolt
- verb To rebel, particularly against authority.
- verb To repel greatly.
- verb To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
Questions about the past tense of revolt
- What is the past tense of revolt?
- The past tense of revolt is revolted.
- What is the past participle of revolt?
- The past participle of revolt is revolted.
- Is revolt a regular or irregular verb?
- Revolt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: revolt (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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