Past tense of stress
regular verb
The past tense of stress is stressed. The past participle is also stressed.
Forms of stress
| Base form (V1) | stress /ˈstɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stressed /stɹɛst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stressed /stɹɛst/ |
| Present participle | stressing |
| Third person singular | stresses |
Stressed in a sentence
- “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
- The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.From the entry antepenultimate
- I suggest that you ease up a bit at work. You're getting stressed out.From the entry ease up
- With her thesis defence coming up, she is completely stressed out.From the entry stress out
- The schwa vowel is unstressable in English, though it may be stressed in Albanian.From the entry unstressable
Meaning of stress
- noun A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
- noun Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
- noun The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
Questions about the past tense of stress
- What is the past tense of stress?
- The past tense of stress is stressed.
- What is the past participle of stress?
- The past participle of stress is stressed.
- Is stress a regular or irregular verb?
- Stress is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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