a verb that does not follow the usual rules of grammar. For example, ‘eat’ is an irregular verb because its past tense is ‘ate’ and its past participle is ‘eaten’, not ‘eated’.
Synonyms and related words
Verb forms and tenses
aspect
auxiliary verb
conjugation
irregular verb
noun countable linguistics
US /ɪˌreɡjʊlər ˈvɜrb/
Word Forms
singular
irregular verb
plural
irregular verbs
DEFINITIONS1
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a verb that does not follow the usual rules of grammar. For example, “eat” is an irregular verb because its past tense is “ate” and its past participle is “eaten”, not “eated.”