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Past tense of utilise

regular verb

The past tense of utilise is utilised. The past participle is also utilised.

Forms of utilise

Base form (V1)utilise /ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/
Past tense (V2)utilised
Past participle (V3)utilised
Present participleutilising
Third person singularutilises

Utilised in a sentence

  • On the Nilgiris, the cawnie was initially utilised exclusively in measuring settler occupation.2009, Deborah Sutton, Other Landscapes, page xii. From the entry cawnie
  • There have always been cheap clockwork animals in toyshops since clockwork was utilised for making moving toys.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 51. From the entry toyshop
  • Martin's Summer" of steam, and that its advantages may be utilised to no more than a limited extent.1959 August, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 562. From the entry St. Martin's summer
  • This overranging requires at least one extra gantry rotation, even though only a small portion of this data is utilised for image reconstruction.2016, Joel H. Bortz, Aarthi Ramlaul, Leonie Munro, CT Colonography for Radiographers. From the entry overranging
  • Potentially more satisfying is a Japan-only CD, reportedly more dubwise in approach and mimicking the massive reverb envelope utilised on "Beat Bop".2004, C. Parker, The Wire, numbers 239-244, page 33. From the entry dubwise

Meaning of utilise

  1. verb To make use of; to use.
  2. verb To make useful; to find a practical use for.
  3. verb To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.

Full definition of utilise

Questions about the past tense of utilise

What is the past tense of utilise?
The past tense of utilise is utilised.
What is the past participle of utilise?
The past participle of utilise is utilised.
Is utilise a regular or irregular verb?
Utilise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: utilise (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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