Past tense of wither
regular verb
The past tense of wither is withered. The past participle is also withered.
Forms of wither
| Base form (V1) | wither /ˈwɪðə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | withered /ˈwɪðɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | withered /ˈwɪðɚd/ |
| Present participle | withering /ˈwɪðəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | withers /ˈwɪð.ɚz/ |
Withered in a sentence
- She watched as the old tree slowly withered with time.
- The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and their fruit withered.From the entry disease
- The exposed workers had some kind of disease that left their skin splotchy and their faces withered.From the entry disease
- The fingers had withered into puckered twigs; her little nail had fallen off entirely.2019 September 10, Tamsyn Muir, chapter 20, in Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb; 1), New York, N.Y.: Tor.com, published 2020, →ISBN, act 3. From the entry little nail
- In the Chesapeake Bay area, some call the gills “dead men's fingers” for their withered, pale appearance.2003, Michael Gartland, “Drought Forces Awendaw, S.C., Crab Festival to Import from Louisiana”, in Knight Ridder Tribune Business News…. From the entry dead men's fingers
Meaning of wither
- verb To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- verb To cause to shrivel or dry up.
- verb To lose vigour or power; to languish; to waste away; to pass away.
Questions about the past tense of wither
- What is the past tense of wither?
- The past tense of wither is withered.
- What is the past participle of wither?
- The past participle of wither is withered.
- Is wither a regular or irregular verb?
- Wither is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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