Past tense of upend
regular verb
The past tense of upend is upended. The past participle is also upended.
Forms of upend
| Base form (V1) | upend /ʌpˈɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | upended /əpˈɛndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | upended /əpˈɛndɪd/ |
| Present participle | upending |
| Third person singular | upends |
Upended in a sentence
- When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.
- Jake Clarke-Salter, the Chelsea defender, upended Peñaranda inside the box and after consulting the threesome of video officials inside the Suwon World Cup stadium, the referee, Bjorn Kuipers, pointed to the spot.2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian
- Faster than a speeding bit, the internet upended media and entertainment companies.2013 August 17, “Pennies streaming from heaven”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849. From the entry fast
- That little upended trash can is the Elmo of Star Wars.2012 July 13, Esther Inglis-Arkell, “10 Robots With Good Reasons to Rise Up Against Humanity”, in Gizmodo, archived from the original on…. From the entry elmo
- De-centered, Trumpish times — when every social norm seems to have been upended — have given Lipsyte plenty of satirical fodder.2019 January 11, Mark Athitakis, “Sam Lipsyte’s ‘Hark’ satirizes hucksters and the schlubs who love them”, in Los Angeles Times, Los…. From the entry meme-speak
Meaning of upend
- verb To end up; to set on end.
- verb To tip or turn over.
- verb To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
Questions about the past tense of upend
- What is the past tense of upend?
- The past tense of upend is upended.
- What is the past participle of upend?
- The past participle of upend is upended.
- Is upend a regular or irregular verb?
- Upend is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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