Past tense of tail

Forms of tail

Tailed in a sentence

• There are several tailed species of mammals.From the entry tailed
• When the car entered the traffic circle I followed after it, the tailed now tailing the tailer.2003, Philip R. Craig, A Vineyard Killing, page 74. From the entry tailer
• And, endly, mark our tailed arborean ancestors, trained to the wearing of garments and a single eye-glass.1902, Harry Leon Wilson, The Spenders a Tale of the Third Generation. From the entry endly
• In medieval times, the image of the double fish tailed siren was called a nixie or evil water spirit.2011, Katalin Koda, Fire of the Goddess, page 83. From the entry nixie
• On examining these, we found one or two infected with cercariae belonging to the furcocercous or fork tailed group.1946, Paul Bartsch, Schistosomophora in China, page 2. From the entry furcocercous

Meaning of tail

1. noun The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
2. noun An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
3. noun The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.

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• Meaning of tail
• Synonyms of tail
• Tail in a sentence
• Plural of tail
• Tail in Hindi
• Tail in Tamil
• Tail in Marathi
• Tail in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of tail

What is the past tense of tail?

The past tense of tail is tailed.

What is the past participle of tail?

The past participle of tail is tailed.

Is tail a regular or irregular verb?

Tail is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.