Past tense of rob
regular verb
The past tense of rob is robbed. The past participle is also robbed.
Forms of rob
| Base form (V1) | rob /ɹɒb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | robbed /ɹɑbd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | robbed /ɹɑbd/ |
| Present participle | robbing |
| Third person singular | robs |
Robbed in a sentence
- He robbed three banks before he was caught.
- Her house was robbed.2008 September 4, National Public Radio, All Things Considered
- The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money.From the entry reason
- Those prying neighbours have robbed me of my sense of privacy.From the entry privacy
- They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.From the entry coolly
Meaning of rob
- verb To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- verb To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- verb To deprive (of).
Questions about the past tense of rob
- What is the past tense of rob?
- The past tense of rob is robbed.
- What is the past participle of rob?
- The past participle of rob is robbed.
- Is rob a regular or irregular verb?
- Rob is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rob (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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