Past tense of underwrite
The past simple of underwrite is underwrote and the past participle is underwritten: underwrite – underwrote – underwritten.
- Base form V1
- underwrite
- Past simple V2
- underwrote
- Past participle V3
- underwritten
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Meaning of underwrite
To fund an activity and accept the losses if it goes wrong
- ExampleA charity underwrote the whole festival.
Underwrite, underwrote, underwritten in sentences
- Past simpleA charity underwrote the festival.
- Past participleThe loan has been underwritten by the bank.
Common mistakes
underwritedunderwrote. Underwrite is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The loan has been underwrote by the bank.The loan has been underwritten by the bank. After be in the passive, use the past participle, underwritten.
Similar verbs
Underwrite is built on write and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like underwrite: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of underwrite?
Underwrote. For example: A charity underwrote the festival.
What is the past participle of underwrite?
Underwritten. It follows be in the passive, as in The loan has been underwritten by the bank.
Is underwrite a regular verb?
No. Underwrite is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
