Past tense of source
regular verb
The past tense of source is sourced. The past participle is also sourced.
Forms of source
| Base form (V1) | source /sɔːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sourced |
| Past participle (V3) | sourced |
| Present participle | sourcing /ˈsɔɹsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sources /ˈsɔːsɪz/ |
Sourced in a sentence
- Introduction Renewable naturally sourced carbohydrates, amino acids and triglycerides are available in vast quantities in our environment.2015 November 19, “Catalytic Gas-Phase Glycerol Processing over SiO 2 -, Cu-, Ni- and Fe- Supported Au Nanoparticles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry bimetallic
- Consider, for instance, the number of freak-show images that occur in this suite, sourced from a global underground of crackpotitude.2009 December 1, Atul Dodiya (author), Nancy Adajania and Ranjit Hoskote (contributors), Saptapadi: Scenes from Marriage (Regardless)…. From the entry crackpotitude
- Today’s systems can incorporate real-time search and use increasingly sophisticated methods for “grounding”—connecting AI outputs to specific, verifiable knowledge and sourced analysis.2025 May 9, Mike Caulfield, “AI Is Not Your Friend”, in The Atlantic. From the entry ground
- Combining the plant-based regimen of the vegan lifestyle, the Seagan diet espouses the benefits of a few sustainably sourced seafood meals each week.2019 March 13, Sean Murphy, “What is the 'Seagan' diet and is it the next big food trend?”, in The Scotsman. From the entry seagan
- Even though Mark's Gospel is the least prowoman of the four, it nevertheless features ample material that would have been sourced only by woman.2018, Leonard J. Swidler, Three Jesus Certitudes, →ISBN. From the entry prowoman
Meaning of source
- noun The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- noun Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- noun A reporter's informant.
Questions about the past tense of source
- What is the past tense of source?
- The past tense of source is sourced.
- What is the past participle of source?
- The past participle of source is sourced.
- Is source a regular or irregular verb?
- Source is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: source (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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