Past tense of secrete
regular verb
The past tense of secrete is secreted. The past participle is also secreted.
Forms of secrete
| Base form (V1) | secrete /sɪˈkɹiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | secreted /sɪˈkɹiː.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | secreted /sɪˈkɹiː.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | secreting /ˈsiːkɹətɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | secretes |
Secreted in a sentence
- Families secreted mad uncles and strange cousins in asylums.1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, Totem Books, Icon Books, →ISBN, page 43
- Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach.From the entry parietal
- Pectin is secreted in highly methyl-esterified form and subsequently deesterified by pectin methylesterases (PMEs; EC 3.1.1.11).2016 March 4, “Are PECTIN ESTERASE INHIBITOR Genes Involved in Mediating Resistance to Rhynchosporium commune in Barley?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry deesterified
- During epididymal transit, spermatozoa bind to proteins that were secreted by the epididymis via epididymosomal transport.2015 August 26, “A Catalog of Proteins Expressed in the AG Secreted Fluid during the Mature Phase of the Chinese Mitten Crabs ( Eriocheir…. From the entry epididymosomal
- Ghrelin is a 28‐amino acid acylated peptide predominantly secreted by the stomach but also by the brain.2009, Hélène Volkoff, Saraj Unniappan, Scott P. Kelly, “The Endocrine Regulation of Food Intake”, in Nicholas J. Bernier, Glen Van Der…. From the entry orexigenic
Meaning of secrete
- adjective Separated; discrete.
- verb To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
- verb To exude or yield.
Questions about the past tense of secrete
- What is the past tense of secrete?
- The past tense of secrete is secreted.
- What is the past participle of secrete?
- The past participle of secrete is secreted.
- Is secrete a regular or irregular verb?
- Secrete is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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