Past tense of underscore
regular verb
The past tense of underscore is underscored. The past participle is also underscored.
Forms of underscore
| Base form (V1) | underscore /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | underscored |
| Past participle (V3) | underscored |
| Present participle | underscoring |
| Third person singular | underscores |
Underscored in a sentence
- Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate.2023 October 31, Stephen Collinson, “A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world”, in CNN, archived from the...
- The room's bizarreness was underscored by the massive rubber duck serving as a conference table.From the entry bizarreness
- But the split-screen nature of this moment in his presidency was underscored when Mr.2020 May 30, Peter Baker, “Trump Hopes for His Own Booster Shot From SpaceX Rocket Launch”, in The New York Times, archived from the…. From the entry killing
- However, any spoken passages which are underscored with music will also need to be rehearsed.2019, Matthew White, Staging Musicals: An Essential Guide, page 171. From the entry sitzprobe
- This extraordinary act—while not completely unthinkable—becomes explicable if Earnshaw’s compassion is underscored by culpability.2011, Graham Joyce, “Narrative and Regeneration: The Little Monsters Of Templeton by Lauren Groff”, in Danel Olson, editor, 21st-century…. From the entry pseudoincest
Meaning of underscore
- noun A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
- noun A piece of background music.
- verb To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
Questions about the past tense of underscore
- What is the past tense of underscore?
- The past tense of underscore is underscored.
- What is the past participle of underscore?
- The past participle of underscore is underscored.
- Is underscore a regular or irregular verb?
- Underscore is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: underscore (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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