Past tense of unstick
irregular verb
The past tense of unstick is unstuck. The past participle is also unstuck.
Forms of unstick
| Base form (V1) | unstick |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | unstuck /ʌnˈstʌk/ |
| Past participle (V3) | unstuck /ʌnˈstʌk/ |
| Present participle | unsticking |
| Third person singular | unsticks |
Unstuck in a sentence
- The door unstuck.2019, Russ Linton, Plea Bargain
- My car is stuck in the snow. How do I unstuck it?From the entry unstuck
- It is true that when political philosophers have tried to intervene directly in political life, they have usually come unstuck.2003, David Miller, Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, page 9. From the entry come unstuck
- It always felt as though Hain's career, which began so powerfully with his youthful campaigning against apartheid, was going to come unstuck, but through political incaution, not financial incompetence.2008 January 24, “The Maverick Insider”, in The Guardian. From the entry incaution
Meaning of unstick
- verb To free from the condition of being stuck.
- verb To become freed from a stuck condition.
- verb To leave the ground during takeoff.
Verbs like unstick
- strike (struck)
Questions about the past tense of unstick
- What is the past tense of unstick?
- The past tense of unstick is unstuck.
- What is the past participle of unstick?
- The past participle of unstick is unstuck.
- Is unstick a regular or irregular verb?
- Unstick is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unstick (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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