Past tense of wield
regular verb
The past tense of wield is wielded. The past participle is also wielded.
Forms of wield
| Base form (V1) | wield /wiːld/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wielded |
| Past participle (V3) | wielded |
| Present participle | wielding |
| Third person singular | wields |
Wielded in a sentence
- Massachusetts, might be wielded to justify curbing individual liberties without caveat.2020 April 10, Joan Biskupic, “The 115-year-old Supreme Court opinion that could determine rights during a pandemic”, in CNN, archived…. From the entry Jacobson
- That meant her captor was either an incantor—no other demonic breed possessed and wielded magick—or a practitioner.2019, Suzanne Wright, Shadows, Piatkus, →ISBN. From the entry incantor
- This Mendo was a kid, and he wielded an ōdachi that he couldn’t carry right.2019, J[oshua] B[rian] M[cCabe] Patrick, “Mendo’s Shadow”, in Angelos Odyssey, volume 2, Indiana: Shingen Blue Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry ōdachi
- Olimar: 'This shocker was one of several weapons wielded by the nightmarish titan dweevil.2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo (Treasure Hoard: Shock Therapist). From the entry shocker
- Over the humblest peon family they wielded supreme sway through their fat itinerant friars.1918, John Lewin McLeish, High Lights of the Mexican Revolution: Some Previously Unwritten History of the Beginning and Growth of…. From the entry third sex
Meaning of wield
- verb To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
- verb To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
- verb To command, rule over; to possess or own.
Questions about the past tense of wield
- What is the past tense of wield?
- The past tense of wield is wielded.
- What is the past participle of wield?
- The past participle of wield is wielded.
- Is wield a regular or irregular verb?
- Wield is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wield (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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