Past tense of temper

Forms of temper

Tempered in a sentence

• Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch indifference, that mercy itself could not have dictated a milder system.
• The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.From the entry mellow
• Chocolate pistoles from the manufacturer work best, as they arrive tempered and are uniform in size.2017, R. Andrew Chlebana, The Advanced Art of Baking & Pastry, Wiley, →ISBN, page 430. From the entry pistole
• The microstructure shows tempered martensite and bands of ferrite, associated with corrosion cracks.2003, Alan R. Williams, The Knight and the Blast Furnace: A History of the Metallurgy of Armour in the Middle Ages & the Early Modern…. From the entry manifer
• Ghiaurov tempered his glowering bass with a few adroit comic touches.1994 March 17, Alex Ross, “Review/Music; New Singers in 'Barber'”, in The New York Times. From the entry Rasputinesque

Meaning of temper

1. noun A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
2. noun State of mind; mood.
3. noun A tendency to become angry.

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Questions about the past tense of temper

What is the past tense of temper?

The past tense of temper is tempered.

What is the past participle of temper?

The past participle of temper is tempered.

Is temper a regular or irregular verb?

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