Past tense of squander
regular verb
The past tense of squander is squandered. The past participle is also squandered.
Forms of squander
| Base form (V1) | squander /ˈskwɒnd.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | squandered |
| Past participle (V3) | squandered |
| Present participle | squandering |
| Third person singular | squanders |
Squandered in a sentence
- As the game opened up, Bolton squandered a fine opportunity to equalise - Chris Eagles shooting straight at Szczesny - but then back came Arsenal.2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport
- He was born with a silver spoon and an upturned nose. He didn't lose the latter when he squandered the former.From the entry silver spoon
- Refusing to admit the grain of truth in their opponents' arguments is how they squandered their own political power; a smart amount of paromologia might have preserved it.From the entry paromologia
- Hughes and Taylor Schwarz parodies “Jurassic Park” through well-placed laughs mixed with squandered opportunities.2016 May 15, Matthew J. Palm, “Fringe Festival review: ‘Dino World: A Shave-a-Saurus Rex’”, in Orlando Sentinel. From the entry -sauras
- "Billions of dollars are being squandered, and the taxpayer is being taken to the cleaners," Waxman said.2007 February 4, Scott Shane, Ron Nixon, “U.S. contractors becoming a virtual fourth branch of government”, in New York Times, retrieved…. From the entry take to the cleaners
Meaning of squander
- verb To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
- verb To scatter; to disperse.
- verb To wander at random; to scatter.
Questions about the past tense of squander
- What is the past tense of squander?
- The past tense of squander is squandered.
- What is the past participle of squander?
- The past participle of squander is squandered.
- Is squander a regular or irregular verb?
- Squander is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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