Past tense of sideline
regular verb
The past tense of sideline is sidelined. The past participle is also sidelined.
Forms of sideline
| Base form (V1) | sideline /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sidelined |
| Past participle (V3) | sidelined |
| Present participle | sidelining |
| Third person singular | sidelines /ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz/ |
Sidelined in a sentence
- The coach sidelined the player until he regained his strength.
- Gomez got his chance with Gary Cahill sidelined and took it superbly with an assured performance as part of a three-man defence Southgate now looks certain to use at the World Cup.2017 November 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-0 Brazil”, in BBC News
- With Yossi Benayoun, Jack Wilshere and Thomas Vermaelen already sidelined, the last thing Arsene Wenger needs is more injuries.2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport. From the entry last thing one needs
- An injury had sidelined our 6-10 senior pivotman, Connie Dierking, so we were still adjusting at both ends of the court.2008 March 9, Oscar Robertson, “When the Big O First Played the Garden: 56 in ’58”, in New York Times. From the entry pivotman
- If a society comes to be dominated by anti-discriminators, there may be a temptation to rectify past wrongs even if other interests (i.e., white able-bodied males) are sidelined.2002, William A. Bogart, Consequences: The Impact of Law and Its Complexity, page 285. From the entry anti-discriminator
Meaning of sideline
- noun A line at the side of something.
- noun Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
- noun A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
Questions about the past tense of sideline
- What is the past tense of sideline?
- The past tense of sideline is sidelined.
- What is the past participle of sideline?
- The past participle of sideline is sidelined.
- Is sideline a regular or irregular verb?
- Sideline is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sideline (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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