Past tense of simplify
regular verb
The past tense of simplify is simplified. The past participle is also simplified.
Forms of simplify
| Base form (V1) | simplify /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | simplified /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | simplified /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ |
| Present participle | simplifying |
| Third person singular | simplifies |
Simplified in a sentence
- The name of the country was simplified to Kao-li 高麗 (Korea).1949, Karl August Wittfogel, Fêng Chia-Shêng, “Translation: Tribes”, in History of Chinese Society Liao (907–1125), American Philosophical...
- The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.From the entry traditional
- Foreign names were simplified by the author to mitigate the Russian novel effect.From the entry Russian novel effect
- The reform simplified the administrative process of applying for benefits.From the entry administrative
- Once the centralized power of Rome fragmented, economic, social and political power simplified and relocalized.2023 July 31, Charles Hugh Smith, Lessons from the Unraveling of the Roman Empire: Simplification, Localization. From the entry fragment
Meaning of simplify
- verb To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.
- verb To become simpler.
Questions about the past tense of simplify
- What is the past tense of simplify?
- The past tense of simplify is simplified.
- What is the past participle of simplify?
- The past participle of simplify is simplified.
- Is simplify a regular or irregular verb?
- Simplify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: simplify (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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