Past tense of thicken
regular verb
The past tense of thicken is thickened. The past participle is also thickened.
Forms of thicken
| Base form (V1) | thicken /ˈθɪkən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | thickened |
| Past participle (V3) | thickened |
| Present participle | thickening /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | thickens |
Thickened in a sentence
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist
- Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars…. From the entry then
- The ceratohyoid is slender and it is thickened toward both the proximal and distal extremities.2015 August 6, “A New Late Miocene Odobenid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Hokkaido, Japan Suggests Rapid Diversification of Basal Miocene…. From the entry ceratohyoid
- The maxillary sinus membrane was edematously thickened, but there was no tumor exposure in the sinus.2015 August 2, Masanori Kudoh et al., “Massive Neurilemoma of the Hard Plate in Which Preoperative Diagnosis Was Difficult”, in Case…. From the entry edematously
- An additional large triangular flaplike appendage at the rear of the head is thickened along its margin.2009 February 6, Gabriele Kuhl et al., “A Great-Appendage Arthropod with a Radial Mouth from the Lower Devonian Hunsruck Slate, Germany”…. From the entry flaplike
Meaning of thicken
- verb To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- verb To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- verb To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
Questions about the past tense of thicken
- What is the past tense of thicken?
- The past tense of thicken is thickened.
- What is the past participle of thicken?
- The past participle of thicken is thickened.
- Is thicken a regular or irregular verb?
- Thicken is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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