Past tense of brush
regular verb
The past tense of brush is brushed. The past participle is also brushed.
Forms of brush
| Base form (V1) | brush /bɹʌʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | brushed /ˈbɹʌʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | brushed /ˈbɹʌʃt/ |
| Present participle | brushing /ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | brushes |
Brushed in a sentence
- She brushed the flour off my clothes.
- Her scarf brushed his skin.
- He brushed past, doing no harm but not apologizing for his contact either.From the entry brushed
- He brushed aside all my objections and went ahead with the project regardless.From the entry brush aside
- The production manager brushed by me on the stairs. He seemed to be in a real hurry.From the entry brush by
Meaning of brush
- noun An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
- noun The act of brushing something.
- noun A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
Questions about the past tense of brush
- What is the past tense of brush?
- The past tense of brush is brushed.
- What is the past participle of brush?
- The past participle of brush is brushed.
- Is brush a regular or irregular verb?
- Brush is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: brush (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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