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Irregular verb

cost

/kɒst/

Base
cost
Past simple
cost
Past participle
cost

Usage

cost is unchanged in every form here; only the sentence's auxiliary or time word shows which tense is meant.

Meaning

  • to have a particular price

Example

The tickets cost more than we expected.

The repair cost almost two hundred pounds.

The mistake has cost the company several clients.