Past tense of scrutinize
regular verb
The past tense of scrutinize is scrutinized. The past participle is also scrutinized.
Forms of scrutinize
| Base form (V1) | scrutinize /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scrutinized |
| Past participle (V3) | scrutinized |
| Present participle | scrutinizing |
| Third person singular | scrutinizes |
Scrutinized in a sentence
- The court scrutinized expert testimony purporting to establish spiritual abuse and found it methodologically flawed.2026 July 6, Massimo Introvigne, “Global Anti-Cultism and the Return of “Brainwashing” Theories”, in Bitter Winter. From the entry methodologically
- In the pearlish half-light he made an apologetic smile and scrutinized the violin from the top and then both sides.2024, Scott Alexander Howard, The Other Valley, Atlantic Books (2025), page 125. From the entry pearlish
- The notion of retaining empirics may seem paradoxical when the tenets of holism and the requirements of empirics are scrutinized.1990, Norma L. Chaska, The Nursing Profession: Turning Points, page 249. From the entry empirics
- Small science projects are more apt to be scrutinized at every stage by peers, as they are conceived, designed, described, reviewed, conducted, assessed, and published.1991, Robert M. Gavin, “Testimony”, in Fiscal Year 1992 and 1993 National Science Foundation Authorization, page 108. From the entry small science
- He sat cross-legged on a damask pillow and scrutinized the pale puckered nates with the air of an epicure examining a fly in his vichyssoise.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 3. From the entry nates
Meaning of scrutinize
- verb To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
- verb To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
Questions about the past tense of scrutinize
- What is the past tense of scrutinize?
- The past tense of scrutinize is scrutinized.
- What is the past participle of scrutinize?
- The past participle of scrutinize is scrutinized.
- Is scrutinize a regular or irregular verb?
- Scrutinize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: scrutinize (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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