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Past tense of veto

regular verb

The past tense of veto is vetoed. The past participle is also vetoed.

Forms of veto

Base form (V1)veto /ˈviːtəʊ/
Past tense (V2)vetoed /ˈviːtəʊd/
Past participle (V3)vetoed /ˈviːtəʊd/
Present participlevetoing
Third person singularvetoes

Vetoed in a sentence

  • The president vetoed the bill.
  • Perhaps more notably, they also expect 25 percent of all Spac acquisitions to be vetoed by shareholders in 2008 — which will force those Spacs to liquidate.2008 April 15, “A Pullback for Spacs?”, in The New York Times DealBook, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2024, retrieved 18 Nov 2020
  • "Our governor has just vetoed a bill that would offer more money to our schools. How do you like them apples?"From the entry how do you like them apples
  • During the Cold War, the Soviet Union vetoed more than a hundred decisions of the Security Council.2016, Rachel C. Larson, “Cold War Tensions”, in The American Republic, 4th edition, Greenville, SC: BJU Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 484. From the entry Free China
  • The Soviet Union vetoed more decisions than all the other members.2016, Rachel C. Larson, “Cold War Tensions”, in The American Republic, 4th edition, Greenville, SC: BJU Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 484. From the entry Free China

Meaning of veto

  1. noun A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
  2. noun An invocation of that right.
  3. noun An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

Full definition of veto

Questions about the past tense of veto

What is the past tense of veto?
The past tense of veto is vetoed.
What is the past participle of veto?
The past participle of veto is vetoed.
Is veto a regular or irregular verb?
Veto is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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