Past tense of unearth
regular verb
The past tense of unearth is unearthed. The past participle is also unearthed.
Forms of unearth
| Base form (V1) | unearth /ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | unearthed /ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | unearthed /ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θt/ |
| Present participle | unearthing |
| Third person singular | unearths |
Unearthed in a sentence
- From time to time, dig sites will yield new clues, but after 50,000 years of decay, little of value is unearthed.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Data Discs Codex entry
- The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.From the entry kylix
- The remains of a Roman aristocrat have been unearthed by archaeologists in northern England.2023 March 13, Lianne Kolirin, “Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin”, in CNN, archived from the original…. From the entry aristocrat
- In a series of tweets unearthed by Labour opponents, she labelled some climate scientists as "doom-mongers".2022 September 21, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Truss and Trevelyan lead a team new to the railways”, in RAIL, number 966, page 10. From the entry doom-monger
- Livestreamed or uploaded, or suppressed then suspiciously unearthed as found footage.2020 June 3, Wesley Morris, “The Videos That Rocked America. The Song That Knows Our Rage.”, in New York Times. From the entry roil
Meaning of unearth
- verb To drive or draw from the earth.
- verb To dig up.
- verb To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment.
Questions about the past tense of unearth
- What is the past tense of unearth?
- The past tense of unearth is unearthed.
- What is the past participle of unearth?
- The past participle of unearth is unearthed.
- Is unearth a regular or irregular verb?
- Unearth is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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