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Past tense of synchronize

regular verb

The past tense of synchronize is synchronized. The past participle is also synchronized.

Forms of synchronize

Base form (V1)synchronize /ˈsɪŋ.kɹəˌnaɪz/
Past tense (V2)synchronized
Past participle (V3)synchronized
Present participlesynchronizing
Third person singularsynchronizes

Synchronized in a sentence

  • We synchronized our watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock precisely.
  • The synchronized swimmers did everything together, even breathing at the same time.From the entry synchronized
  • Copying and pasting identical portions of source code hurts maintainability, because the programmer has to keep all those copies synchronized.From the entry hurt
  • By the way, this antideadlock behavior of the synchronized keyword is not necessarily a good thing.2004, Scott Oaks, Henry Wong, Java Threads. From the entry antideadlock
  • The life cycles of these euphorine parasitoids are synchronized with those of their hosts.2001, Alfred George Wheeler, Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), →ISBN. From the entry euphorine

Meaning of synchronize

  1. verb To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
  2. verb To cause (video and audio) to play in a coordinated way.
  3. verb To set (a clock or watch) to display the same time as another.

Full definition of synchronize

Questions about the past tense of synchronize

What is the past tense of synchronize?
The past tense of synchronize is synchronized.
What is the past participle of synchronize?
The past participle of synchronize is synchronized.
Is synchronize a regular or irregular verb?
Synchronize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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