Past tense of underpin

Forms of underpin

Underpinned in a sentence

• The operator said the results were underpinned by a 16% increase in Q3 sales from North America.2019 November 6, “Eurostar reports another increase in passengers”, in Rail, page 25
• The relationship between these two parts of me is underpinned by homophobic and acephobic assumptions.2017 February 3, “Plus”, in Varsity, page 18. From the entry acephobic
• Arguments about the "deserving" and "undeserving" poor . . . underpinned the popular fear and loathing of the workhouse that endure in folk memory.2011 October 18, Peter Beresford, “Harassing people on benefits degrades us all”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 08 Jun 2014. From the entry folk memory
• This gigatrend is based in part on the notion of a society underpinned by a series of dichotomies between values and empirical facts, and between goals and means, etc.2010 November 30, Jan-Eric Furubo with Ove Karlsson Vestman, “Evaluation: For Public Good or Professional Power?”, in Pearl Eliadis…. From the entry gigatrend

Meaning of underpin

1. verb To support from below with props or masonry.
2. verb To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

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Questions about the past tense of underpin

What is the past tense of underpin?

The past tense of underpin is underpinned.

What is the past participle of underpin?

The past participle of underpin is underpinned.

Is underpin a regular or irregular verb?

Underpin is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.