Past tense of summarize
regular verb
The past tense of summarize is summarized. The past participle is also summarized.
Forms of summarize
| Base form (V1) | summarize /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | summarized |
| Past participle (V3) | summarized |
| Present participle | summarizing |
| Third person singular | summarizes |
Summarized in a sentence
- After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made.
- His agnostic viewpoint is summarized in his book.From the entry agnostic
- The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."From the entry veteran
- Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concern can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy".From the entry unfalsifiable
- The entire year can be summarized in a single word: escalation.2022 September 12, Jeremy C. Young, “A Lot More Censorship Is Coming to a School Near You”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original…. From the entry censorious
Meaning of summarize
- verb To prepare a summary of (something).
- verb To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.
Questions about the past tense of summarize
- What is the past tense of summarize?
- The past tense of summarize is summarized.
- What is the past participle of summarize?
- The past participle of summarize is summarized.
- Is summarize a regular or irregular verb?
- Summarize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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