Past tense of seep
regular verb
The past tense of seep is seeped. The past participle is also seeped.
Forms of seep
| Base form (V1) | seep /siːp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | seeped |
| Past participle (V3) | seeped |
| Present participle | seeping |
| Third person singular | seeps |
Seeped in a sentence
- Water has seeped through the roof.
- The water steadily seeped in through the thirl.
- Today, boogaloo has seeped out of the gaming community and found fertile ground in militant fringe movements.2020 January 10, Hannah Allam, “'Boogaloo' Is The New Far-Right Slang For Civil War”, in NPR, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2020. From the entry boogaloo
- A black cloud seeped out of the crack of the egg and spread throughout the room.1996 January 22, Randal Keith Milholland, “SG: Gomi #3-"The Death of Johnny Figment" Part III (2/2)”, in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet). From the entry akuma
- His desire for a tip seeped out of him like oil from petroleous rock.1961, Sir Darrell Bates, The Shell at My Ear, page 142. From the entry petroleous
Meaning of seep
- verb To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- verb To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- verb To diminish or wane away slowly.
Questions about the past tense of seep
- What is the past tense of seep?
- The past tense of seep is seeped.
- What is the past participle of seep?
- The past participle of seep is seeped.
- Is seep a regular or irregular verb?
- Seep is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: seep (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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