Past tense of supplant
regular verb
The past tense of supplant is supplanted. The past participle is also supplanted.
Forms of supplant
| Base form (V1) | supplant /səˈplɑːnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | supplanted |
| Past participle (V3) | supplanted |
| Present participle | supplanting |
| Third person singular | supplants |
Supplanted in a sentence
- In many places, Acadian has been supplanted by English and by Standard French.From the entry Acadian
- The freeware version will be supplanted by an overhauled for-pay release.From the entry for-pay
- “It’s not like young authors need to worry about being supplanted now,” Ms.2023 February 23, Michael Levenson, quoting Sheila Williams, “Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories”, in…. From the entry overlord
- Bush, had been supplanted by the new Office of Homeland Security, which needed a "secure" first-floor location.2001 December 26, Richard L. Berke, “White House Aides Trying to Balance Attention on Terrorism, the Economy and Politics”, in The New…. From the entry strategery
- It supplanted faith in God and his inscriptured word with faith in man and nature.1997, Chandrakanta Sharma, Urja Utpaadan Ka Arthshastra, page 53. From the entry inscriptured
Meaning of supplant
- verb To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
- verb To uproot, to remove violently.
Questions about the past tense of supplant
- What is the past tense of supplant?
- The past tense of supplant is supplanted.
- What is the past participle of supplant?
- The past participle of supplant is supplanted.
- Is supplant a regular or irregular verb?
- Supplant is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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