Past tense of smite

Forms of smite

Smote and smited in a sentence

• He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01
• The branch was carried down by a river, and we are going to find that river." I smote my open palm with a clenched fist, to emphasize a determination unsupported by hope.1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 4, in The Land That Time Forgot, Chicago, Ill.: A. C. McClurg & Co., published 1924, →OCLC
• "God has use for Satan, or He would have smote him centuries ago.2008 February 5, Loren D. Estleman, Port Hazard: A Page Murdock Novel, →ISBN, page 261. From the entry smote
• So that's the story- God did not smote us for that story.2006 January 4, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 19:01 from the start, in Penn Radio, number 2. From the entry smote
• And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek, and all was laid to burnination.2003 February 10, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Strong Bad Email #62: interview”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew…. From the entry burnination

Meaning of smite

1. verb To hit; to strike.
2. verb To strike down or kill with godly force.
3. verb To injure with divine power.

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Questions about the past tense of smite

What is the past tense of smite?

The past tense of smite is smote or smited.

What is the past participle of smite?

The past participle of smite is smitten, smote or smited.

Is smite a regular or irregular verb?

Smite is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.