Past tense of treasure
regular verb
The past tense of treasure is treasured. The past participle is also treasured.
Forms of treasure
| Base form (V1) | treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | treasured /ˈtɹɛʒəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | treasured /ˈtɹɛʒəd/ |
| Present participle | treasuring |
| Third person singular | treasures /ˈtɹɛʒɚz/ |
Treasured in a sentence
- Although of little monetary value, Rosie treasured her late grandfather's old hunting gear.From the entry monetary
- More important, pure white Pyroceram resembled one of the household's most treasured materials: fine porcelain.2020, Regina Lee Blaszczyk, Imagining Consumers. From the entry pseudochina
- The daily shower is the most treasured part of my day.1989 April 15, Richard F. Tremblay, “Two Days”, in Gay Community News, page 8. From the entry porto-
- I have broken one of Grandmother's treasured ornaments.1978, A wreath of orchids, page 77. From the entry cow-handed
- When Susan said good-night and they outened the lights and headed to their respective rooms, Lettie found her most treasured book of poems.2017, Beverly Lewis, The Missing, page 274. From the entry outen
Meaning of treasure
- noun A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- noun Anything greatly valued.
- noun A term of endearment.
Questions about the past tense of treasure
- What is the past tense of treasure?
- The past tense of treasure is treasured.
- What is the past participle of treasure?
- The past participle of treasure is treasured.
- Is treasure a regular or irregular verb?
- Treasure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: treasure (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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