Past tense of scorn
regular verb
The past tense of scorn is scorned. The past participle is also scorned.
Forms of scorn
| Base form (V1) | scorn /skɔːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scorned /skɔɹnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | scorned /skɔɹnd/ |
| Present participle | scorning |
| Third person singular | scorns |
Scorned in a sentence
- He scorned her romantic advances.
- She scorned to show weakness.
- Zucchini and cauliflower seem to be widely scorned vegetables.From the entry scorned
- Verschoyle watched the ashen sea, and this reminded him of scorned and scornworthy Ireland.2001, Danilo Kiš, Duška Mikić-Mitchell, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich. From the entry scornworthy
- The very stenogs who had scorned them before wanted them now.1925, The National Druggist, volume 55. From the entry stenog
Meaning of scorn
- verb To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- verb To reject, turn down with disdain.
- verb To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
Questions about the past tense of scorn
- What is the past tense of scorn?
- The past tense of scorn is scorned.
- What is the past participle of scorn?
- The past participle of scorn is scorned.
- Is scorn a regular or irregular verb?
- Scorn is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: scorn (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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