Past tense of transmit
regular verb
The past tense of transmit is transmitted. The past participle is also transmitted.
Forms of transmit
| Base form (V1) | transmit /tɹænsˈmɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | transmitted /tɹænsˈmɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | transmitted /tɹænsˈmɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | transmitting |
| Third person singular | transmits |
Transmitted in a sentence
- The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 728
- A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
- The first message transmitted by telegraph in the United States was WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT.From the entry telegraph
- After the digital switchover, analogue television broadcasts were no longer transmitted.From the entry switchover
- The lost mountaineer was easily rescued because his phone transmitted his geocoordinates to the emergency services.From the entry geocoordinate
Meaning of transmit
- verb To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
- verb To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
- verb To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
Questions about the past tense of transmit
- What is the past tense of transmit?
- The past tense of transmit is transmitted.
- What is the past participle of transmit?
- The past participle of transmit is transmitted.
- Is transmit a regular or irregular verb?
- Transmit is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: transmit (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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