Past tense of unplug
regular verb
The past tense of unplug is unplugged. The past participle is also unplugged.
Forms of unplug
| Base form (V1) | unplug /ʌnˈplʌɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | unplugged /ʌnˈplʌɡd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | unplugged /ʌnˈplʌɡd/ |
| Present participle | unplugging |
| Third person singular | unplugs |
Unplugged in a sentence
- We had unplugged from each other, the kind of unplugging where the charger gets torn out of the computer and the computer automatically dies.2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN
- It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.From the entry rest
- The circuitry for each of the 23 channels can be quickly unplugged for servicing.1947 April 25, Ernst H[enry] Krause, “High Altitude Research with V-2 Rockets”, in Luther P[fahler] Eisenhart, editor, Proceedings of the…. From the entry circuitry
- He unplugged my umbilical cord to take a leisurely swig, smirking, watching me turn blue before giving it back.2019, Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine: A Novel, HarperCollins, →ISBN. From the entry brand
- We assumed advisedly that these transmitted twice as much air as an unorificed, unplugged channel loaded with a fuel cartridge.1951 July, Melville Clark, Jr., “Numerical Results and Conclusions”, in Axial Heat Distribution in Brookhaven Reactor (BNL-123), Upton…. From the entry advisedly
Meaning of unplug
- verb To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
- verb To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
- verb To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).
Questions about the past tense of unplug
- What is the past tense of unplug?
- The past tense of unplug is unplugged.
- What is the past participle of unplug?
- The past participle of unplug is unplugged.
- Is unplug a regular or irregular verb?
- Unplug is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unplug (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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