Past tense of spice
regular verb
The past tense of spice is spiced. The past participle is also spiced.
Forms of spice
| Base form (V1) | spice /spaɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | spiced /spaɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | spiced /spaɪst/ |
| Present participle | spicing |
| Third person singular | spices /ˈspaɪsɪz/ |
Spiced in a sentence
- Madame de Pompadour was fond of chocolates spiced with vanilla and amber.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 242
- City Men is pretty much the same kind of sentimental comedy spiced with wisecracks as The Women, a disappointingly familiar genre.1985 February 2, Nicholas Deutsch, “City Men (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 19
- Fred preferred spiced rum to plain.From the entry spiced
- In a teacup, combine the hot chrysanthemum tisane, spiced kuromitsu, and cashew milk.2021, Julia Momosé, The Way of the Cocktail: Japanese Traditions, Techniques, and Recipes, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter/Publishers…. From the entry kuromitsu
- Top off your meal with an almond-butter cake served with warm spiced apples and a mascarpone-caramel sauce.2011, Fodor's New Mexico, 8th Edition, page 134. From the entry almond-butter
Meaning of spice
- noun Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
- noun The quality of being spicy.
- noun Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
Questions about the past tense of spice
- What is the past tense of spice?
- The past tense of spice is spiced.
- What is the past participle of spice?
- The past participle of spice is spiced.
- Is spice a regular or irregular verb?
- Spice is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spice (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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