Past tense of taper

Forms of taper

Tapered in a sentence

• The stick was sharply tapered at one end.From the entry sharply
• During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.From the entry flare
• The only route to hand-shaping tapered silver-needle noodles so effortlessly is years and years of practice.2019 October 30, Devra First, “A new frontier for grandma’s cooking”, in The Boston Globe, volume 296, number 122, Boston, Mass.: Boston…. From the entry silver-needle noodle
• Antennal bases enlarged, forming straight bidentate horns, tapered and pointed ventroapically.2015 July 2, Dorchin N, Astrin JJ, Bodner L, Harris KM, “Morphological and Molecular Revision of the Genus Ozirhincus (Diptera…. From the entry ventroapically
• First was his straight tapered leg, sometimes with a spade foot, at other times tipped in brass.2011, George Grotz, The Furniture Doctor, →ISBN. From the entry spade foot

Meaning of taper

1. noun A slender wax candle.
2. noun A small light.
3. noun A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.

Full definition of taper

More about taper

• Meaning of taper
• Taper in a sentence
• Plural of taper
• Taper in Odia
• Taper in Malay

Questions about the past tense of taper

What is the past tense of taper?

The past tense of taper is tapered.

What is the past participle of taper?

The past participle of taper is tapered.

Is taper a regular or irregular verb?

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