Past tense of sear
regular verb
The past tense of sear is seared. The past participle is also seared.
Forms of sear
| Base form (V1) | sear /sɪə̯(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | seared |
| Past participle (V3) | seared |
| Present participle | searing /ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sears |
Seared in a sentence
- The events of that day were seared into her memory.
- I’m getting more of a seared bite on the Impossible Whopper than I’m getting on the actual Whopper.From the entry seared
- Despite so much blue blood, the bar sinister seared James Smithson all his life.1936 October 26, “Science: Smithsonian's Year”, in Time, retrieved 27 Mar 2014. From the entry bar sinister
- Goulash, a local favorite, was brought up-to-date with seared grass-fed rib-eye, stewed cippolini onions and roasted cherry tomatoes.2015 September 4, “In Minnesota’s Iron Range, Midwestern With a Modern Twist”, in The New York Times. From the entry onion
- It shrieked and writhed as the heat seared its flesh, dropping its spear to bat at the smoldering wounds.2013 April, Chris A. Jackson, “A Surprise Engagement”, in Pirate’s Honor (Pathfinder Tales), Paizo, →ISBN, pages 113–114. From the entry cecaelia
Meaning of sear
- adjective Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
- verb To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- verb To wither; to dry up.
Questions about the past tense of sear
- What is the past tense of sear?
- The past tense of sear is seared.
- What is the past participle of sear?
- The past participle of sear is seared.
- Is sear a regular or irregular verb?
- Sear is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sear (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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