Past tense of veil
regular verb
The past tense of veil is veiled. The past participle is also veiled.
Forms of veil
| Base form (V1) | veil /veɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | veiled |
| Past participle (V3) | veiled |
| Present participle | veiling |
| Third person singular | veils |
Veiled in a sentence
- The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.
- Wilde’s choice for his main protagonist’s name a “veiled reference to ‘Dorian’ or ‘Greek’ love”.2015, Lotte Campman, chapter 1, in Greek Love and Love for All Things Greek: Gay Subtext and Greek Intertext in Works by Oscar Wilde, page 9. From the entry dorian
- When asked about her veiled threat to Professor Jones, that she'd “be sorry,” Ms.2014, J. Reid Meloy, Jens Hoffmann, International Handbook of Threat Assessment, page 121. From the entry veiled
- That a great deal of that bicentrism was thinly veiled homophobia didn't bother them in the least.1996 October 7, Michael Thomas, “Re: The Curious Blinkers of Michael Thomas”, in soc.bi (Usenet). From the entry bicentric
- Senegal with its veiled and clitless women has been too much for her already.1996, Leila Castle, Earthwalking Sky Dancers, numbers 56-58, page 146. From the entry clitless
Meaning of veil
- noun Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- noun Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
- noun A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
Questions about the past tense of veil
- What is the past tense of veil?
- The past tense of veil is veiled.
- What is the past participle of veil?
- The past participle of veil is veiled.
- Is veil a regular or irregular verb?
- Veil is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: veil (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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