Past tense of verse
regular verb
The past tense of verse is versed. The past participle is also versed.
Forms of verse
| Base form (V1) | verse /vɜːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | versed /vɝst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | versed /vɝst/ |
| Present participle | versing |
| Third person singular | verses /ˈvɝsɪz/ |
Versed in a sentence
- He versed us in the finer points of category theory.
- Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XLIV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page...
- The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.From the entry creek
- Sheen's new "angels" are all well versed in the art of screwery, TMZ has learned.2013 August 6, “Charlie Sheen -- New 'Angels' Identified ... Hardcore Porn Vets”, in TMZ. From the entry screwery
- One of my teachers was quite versed in Pennsylvania Dutch, and kept saying, “Quit your rutching!"2010, Robert Struesel, He Said I Could: Extraordinary from the Ordinary, iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry rutch
Meaning of verse
- noun A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- noun Poetic form in general.
- noun One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
Questions about the past tense of verse
- What is the past tense of verse?
- The past tense of verse is versed.
- What is the past participle of verse?
- The past participle of verse is versed.
- Is verse a regular or irregular verb?
- Verse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: verse (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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