Past tense of rupture
regular verb
The past tense of rupture is ruptured. The past participle is also ruptured.
Forms of rupture
| Base form (V1) | rupture /ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ruptured |
| Past participle (V3) | ruptured |
| Present participle | rupturing |
| Third person singular | ruptures |
Ruptured in a sentence
- I near ruptured myself trying to move the piano.From the entry near
- Small blood vessels ruptured in the cheeks of lushingtons, pressed on the chilly pillow of a curb.2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, published 2016, page 173. From the entry Lushington
- As a result, one or more of his chordae tendineae, or heartstrings, ruptured.2014 February 15, Crissy Shreve, chapter 5, in BMom: Lovely Weeds, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry heartstrings
- Countless pigeons ruptured it here and there with the songliness of their short circular flights.2014, Aashish Kaul, A Dream of Horses & Other Stories. From the entry songliness
- By finding and fixing my aneurysm before it ruptured, I had miraculously dodged a bullet.2013 October 4, Tony Nitti, “Switching Gears”, in Forbes, retrieved 06 Mar 2014. From the entry dodge a bullet
Meaning of rupture
- noun A burst, split, or break.
- noun A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
- noun A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
Questions about the past tense of rupture
- What is the past tense of rupture?
- The past tense of rupture is ruptured.
- What is the past participle of rupture?
- The past participle of rupture is ruptured.
- Is rupture a regular or irregular verb?
- Rupture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rupture (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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