Past tense of tier
regular verb
The past tense of tier is tiered. The past participle is also tiered.
Forms of tier
| Base form (V1) | tier /ˈtaɪ.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tiered /tɪə(ɹ)d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tiered /tɪə(ɹ)d/ |
| Present participle | tiering |
| Third person singular | tiers |
Tiered in a sentence
- This Vivienne Westwood tiered confection is so Carrie Bradshaw and so delightful.2010, Emily Rosenbaum Maka, RedEye, “Whoville, Red Carpet Rewind, Sex & Killers, Sarah Jessica Parker”, in RedEye Chicago Magazine, page 38. From the entry busy belt
- Built like a multi-storey vase, an epergne housed huge, tiered arrangements.1986, Sue Phillips, chapter 1, in More Than Meets the Eye: A New Look at Flower Arranging, page 20. From the entry table centre
- Tiered facilities lend themselves to a number of picking schemes — and the automation of warehousing operations can serve to optimize those operations.2024 January 8, “Increase Picking Density with Mezzanines, Pick Towers, and Automation”, in SuplyChainBrain, United States, archived from…. From the entry pick and pass
- I slide onto the stool across from the bartender and glance at the fine collection of liquor assembled across a 4-tiered shelf.2020, Alesha Escobar, The Wayward Wizard, Creative Alchemy, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry unicorn puke
- Adad was often depicted in human form, standing on a bull and wearing a horned headdress and a tiered skirt decorated with stars.1998, Tamra Andrews, Dictionary of Nature Myths, Oxford, published 2000, page 4. From the entry adad
Meaning of tier
- noun One who ties (knots, etc.).
- noun Something that ties.
- noun A child's apron.
Questions about the past tense of tier
- What is the past tense of tier?
- The past tense of tier is tiered.
- What is the past participle of tier?
- The past participle of tier is tiered.
- Is tier a regular or irregular verb?
- Tier is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tier (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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