Past tense of span

Forms of span

Spanned in a sentence

• The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.
• His career spanned five decades.
• A thirsty that has spanned thousands of years and never been quenched.2012, Joyce Bethwane, You Are Not Your Own, page 58. From the entry thirsty
• The ingo of the doorway was evidently spanned with timber lintels, but none survive.1980, Argyll - an Inventory of the Monuments, page 204. From the entry ingo
• It would require to be spanned only if he became a ‘Jesusologist’ instead.1958, Ronald W. Hepburn, “Meaning and Mediator”, in Christianity and Paradox: Critical Studies in Twentieth-Century Theology, London: C.…. From the entry Jesusologist

Meaning of span

1. noun The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
2. noun Any of various traditional units of length approximating this distance, especially the English handspan of 9 inches forming ⅛ fathom and equivalent to 22.86 cm.
3. noun A small space or a brief portion of time.

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Questions about the past tense of span

What is the past tense of span?

The past tense of span is spanned.

What is the past participle of span?

The past participle of span is spanned.

Is span a regular or irregular verb?

Span is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.