Past tense of snooze
regular verb
The past tense of snooze is snoozed. The past participle is also snoozed.
Forms of snooze
| Base form (V1) | snooze /snuːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | snoozed |
| Past participle (V3) | snoozed |
| Present participle | snoozing |
| Third person singular | snoozes |
Snoozed in a sentence
- She trusted me to scarve her shoulders, her creatures snoozed below our bed.2015, Alan Gould, “And We Had Hands”, in Geoff Page, editor, The Best Australian Poems 2015, Black Inc., →ISBN. From the entry scarve
- But lately, he'd been tossing about all day, too exhausted to get proper sleep, and only snoozed off toward the last hour.1977, Herman Spector, Bastard in the Ragged Suit. From the entry snooze off
Meaning of snooze
- verb To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
- verb To pause; to postpone for a short while.
- noun A brief period of sleep; a nap.
Questions about the past tense of snooze
- What is the past tense of snooze?
- The past tense of snooze is snoozed.
- What is the past participle of snooze?
- The past participle of snooze is snoozed.
- Is snooze a regular or irregular verb?
- Snooze is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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