Past tense of caress
regular verb
The past tense of caress is caressed. The past participle is also caressed.
Forms of caress
| Base form (V1) | caress /kəˈɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | caressed /kəˈɹɛst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | caressed /kəˈɹɛst/ |
| Present participle | caressing /kəˈɹɛsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | caresses /kəˈɹɛsɪz/ |
Caressed in a sentence
- She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.
- The love and anguish in his voice caressed my mind and soul.2012, Mel Berry, Graceful Intentions, page 1
- She caressed her own breast and pleasured her moist love box while she waited.2008, Henry Willingham, One for the Fellas, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry love box
- She caressed a knobby knee or elbow.2012, Carrie Weaver, Baby, I'M Yours, →ISBN. From the entry knobby
- You see that these bodies pressed against other bodies enjoy being held, weighed, being caressed by thick indexterous hands.1994, Alphonso Lingis, Abuses, page 59. From the entry indexterous
Meaning of caress
- noun An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
- noun A gentle stroking or rubbing.
- verb To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
Questions about the past tense of caress
- What is the past tense of caress?
- The past tense of caress is caressed.
- What is the past participle of caress?
- The past participle of caress is caressed.
- Is caress a regular or irregular verb?
- Caress is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: caress (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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