Past tense of style
regular verb
The past tense of style is styled. The past participle is also styled.
Forms of style
| Base form (V1) | style /staɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | styled |
| Past participle (V3) | styled |
| Present participle | styling /ˈstaɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | styles |
Styled in a sentence
- The villagers styled him as my Liege, and this style, once established, was seldom forgone.
- The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.From the entry right
- Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".From the entry king
- His styled hair was not as attractive as he thought.From the entry styled
Meaning of style
- noun A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
- noun A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
- noun The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
Questions about the past tense of style
- What is the past tense of style?
- The past tense of style is styled.
- What is the past participle of style?
- The past participle of style is styled.
- Is style a regular or irregular verb?
- Style is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: style (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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