Past tense of wound
regular verb
The past tense of wound is wounded. The past participle is also wounded.
Forms of wound
| Base form (V1) | wound /ˈwuːnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/ |
| Present participle | wounding |
| Third person singular | wounds /wuːndz/ |
Wounded in a sentence
- The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
- The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
- A wounded animal will fight tooth and nail; relentless, savage and murderous.From the entry fight
- Your forgiveness was a salve to my conscience and a balm to my wounded ego.From the entry salve
- The soldier was wounded viscerally and was expected to die of gangrene.From the entry viscerally
Meaning of wound
- noun An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- noun A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
- noun An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Questions about the past tense of wound
- What is the past tense of wound?
- The past tense of wound is wounded.
- What is the past participle of wound?
- The past participle of wound is wounded.
- Is wound a regular or irregular verb?
- Wound is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wound (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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