Past tense of unlearn
regular verb
The past tense of unlearn is unlearned or unlearnt. The past participle is also unlearned or unlearnt.
Forms of unlearn
| Base form (V1) | unlearn /ʌnˈləːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | unlearned /ʌnˈlɜːnɪd/ unlearnt /ʌnˈlɜːnt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | unlearned /ʌnˈlɜːnɪd/ unlearnt /ʌnˈlɜːnt/ |
| Present participle | unlearning |
| Third person singular | unlearns |
Unlearned and unlearnt in a sentence
- Thus, after its defeat in the Cold War, Russia was "Weimarized," and once again the unlearned history lessons repeat themselves!2000, Culture Wars - Volume 20, page 23. From the entry Weimarize
- The unlearned capacities that underpin language acquisition constitute a uniquely human complex of non-linguistic dispositions and mechanisms that also subserve other cognitive functions.2011 September 21, Barbara C. Scholz, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Geoffrey K. Pullum, Ryan Nefdt, “Philosophy of Linguistics”, in Edward N.…. From the entry subserve
- The million-dollar question is what mechanisms and representations (potentially unlearned, potentially domain-specific) exist so that the learner, given the input, gradually comes to behave like an adult language user.2014, Barend Beekhuizen, Rens Bod, Arie Verhagen, “The linking problem is a special case of a general problem none of us has solved…. From the entry million-dollar question
- Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals.From the entry unlearnt
- Yet while the western world has thus unlearnt the innate aquaphilia of its ancestors, there are other cultures said to maintain this unity.2009, Rupert D. V. Glasgow, The Concept of Water, R. Glasgow Books, →ISBN, page 42. From the entry aquaphilia
Meaning of unlearn
- verb To discard the knowledge of.
- verb To break a habit.
Questions about the past tense of unlearn
- What is the past tense of unlearn?
- The past tense of unlearn is unlearned or unlearnt.
- What is the past participle of unlearn?
- The past participle of unlearn is unlearned or unlearnt.
- Is unlearn a regular or irregular verb?
- Unlearn is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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