Past tense of slash
regular verb
The past tense of slash is slashed. The past participle is also slashed.
Forms of slash
| Base form (V1) | slash /slaʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | slashed /slæʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | slashed /slæʃt/ |
| Present participle | slashing /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | slashes |
Slashed in a sentence
- They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.
- She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.
- Unwittingly I slashed a gushing gash in my hand with a switchblade.From the entry gash
- A slashed zero cannot be confused with the letter O.From the entry slashed
- In the November massacre in Douaouda, in Tipaza, men were castrated before their throats were slashed.2011, Brent D. Shaw, Sacred Violence: African Christians and Sectarian Hatred in the Age of Augustine. From the entry Douaouda
Meaning of slash
- noun A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- noun A wide striking motion made with an implement such as a cricket bat, hockey stick, or lacrosse stick.
- noun A sharp reduction in resources allotted.
Questions about the past tense of slash
- What is the past tense of slash?
- The past tense of slash is slashed.
- What is the past participle of slash?
- The past participle of slash is slashed.
- Is slash a regular or irregular verb?
- Slash is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slash (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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