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Past tense of reward

regular verb

The past tense of reward is rewarded. The past participle is also rewarded.

Forms of reward

Base form (V1)reward /ɹɪˈwɔːd/
Past tense (V2)rewarded /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪd/
Past participle (V3)rewarded /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪd/
Present participlerewarding
Third person singularrewards

Rewarded in a sentence

  • The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes.2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC
  • The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay.From the entry plum
  • I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.From the entry sac
  • Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.From the entry conduct
  • The most prolific signers were to be amply rewarded by the sales-bonus structure.From the entry signer

Meaning of reward

  1. noun Something of value given in return for an act.
  2. noun A prize promised for a certain deed or catch.
  3. noun One's place in heaven; God's judgment in the afterlife; death.

Full definition of reward

Questions about the past tense of reward

What is the past tense of reward?
The past tense of reward is rewarded.
What is the past participle of reward?
The past participle of reward is rewarded.
Is reward a regular or irregular verb?
Reward is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reward (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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