Past tense of clasp
regular verb
The past tense of clasp is clasped. The past participle is also clasped.
Forms of clasp
| Base form (V1) | clasp /klɑːsp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | clasped /klæspt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | clasped /klæspt/ |
| Present participle | clasping |
| Third person singular | clasps |
Clasped in a sentence
- They clasped hands and parted as friends.
- And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- The Boy Scout wore a red neckerchief, the ends clasped with a sliding knot ornament.From the entry neckerchief
- E seized Asu and clasped her close, eir eyes closed tightly as e sobbed eir relief.2023, Aimee Ogden, “A Half-Remembered World”, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, vol. 145, no. 1-2, whole no. 768 (July/August…. From the entry e
- She clasped her hands tightly around my back and said, 'Sorry I spoke to you like that.2013, Ma Jian, Beijing Coma, page 128. From the entry cherophobia
Meaning of clasp
- noun A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
- noun A bar or insignia on a medal ribbon, to either indicate an additional award of the medal, or the action or service for which it was awarded.
- noun An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
Questions about the past tense of clasp
- What is the past tense of clasp?
- The past tense of clasp is clasped.
- What is the past participle of clasp?
- The past participle of clasp is clasped.
- Is clasp a regular or irregular verb?
- Clasp is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: clasp (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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