Past tense of busk
regular verb
The past tense of busk is busked. The past participle is also busked.
Forms of busk
| Base form (V1) | busk /bʌsk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | busked /bʌskt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | busked /bʌskt/ |
| Present participle | busking /ˈbʌskɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | busks /bʌsks/ |
Meaning of busk
- verb To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
- verb To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc.
- verb To tack, cruise about.
Questions about the past tense of busk
- What is the past tense of busk?
- The past tense of busk is busked.
- What is the past participle of busk?
- The past participle of busk is busked.
- Is busk a regular or irregular verb?
- Busk is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: busk (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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