Past tense of socialize
regular verb
The past tense of socialize is socialized. The past participle is also socialized.
Forms of socialize
| Base form (V1) | socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | socialized |
| Past participle (V3) | socialized |
| Present participle | socializing |
| Third person singular | socializes |
Socialized in a sentence
- depending on how children are socialized regarding racial and ethnic biases
- That is, by way of this initial imprinting the young animal becomes a socialized member of its species.1977, Dorothy Rogers, Issues in child psychology, page 62
- Children who find it hard to relate end up being inadequately socialized.From the entry relate
- This idea that, that whether it's HillaryCare, or ObamaCare, or EdwardsCare, that idea that it's not socialized medicine is a trick.2007 September 26, Rudy Giuliani, address to the New Jersey Republican Party (about 12 minutes 30 seconds in). From the entry ObamaCare
- The menstruater is defiled and defiling because, as she bleeds, she strays beyond the socialized towards the realm of death.1996, John Kerrigan, Revenge Tragedy: Aeschylus to Armageddon, Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry menstruater
Meaning of socialize
- verb To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
- verb To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
- verb To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
Questions about the past tense of socialize
- What is the past tense of socialize?
- The past tense of socialize is socialized.
- What is the past participle of socialize?
- The past participle of socialize is socialized.
- Is socialize a regular or irregular verb?
- Socialize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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