sweated

Sweated is the past tense and past participle of the verb sweat. It describes the act of perspiring through the skin, typically in response to heat, physical exertion, or stress. The base form is sweat; the present tense third person is sweats, and the present participle is sweating. In perfect tenses you may see forms like “has sweated” or “had sweated.”

Physiology and context: Perspiration is produced by sweat glands as part of thermoregulation. Eccrine glands release a watery sweat that helps cool the body through evaporation; apocrine glands, concentrated in areas such as the armpits and groin, produce a thicker secretion that can contribute to body odor when bacteria act on it. Sweat consists mainly of water and salts, with small amounts of waste products. Sweating can be influenced by environmental conditions, exercise, fever, stress, medications, and medical conditions. Abnormal sweating patterns, such as hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) or anhidrosis (little to no sweating), can indicate health issues and may require medical evaluation.

Usage notes: In everyday language, sweated denotes a completed action of perspiring, as in “She sweated through the whole match.” For ongoing or general sweating, sweating is more common. The term is standard in both American and British English and is used across formal and informal registers. Synonyms include perspired and terms related to thermoregulation and the function of sweat glands.