Past tense of cuff
regular verb
The past tense of cuff is cuffed. The past participle is also cuffed.
Forms of cuff
| Base form (V1) | cuff /kʌf/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cuffed /kʌft/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cuffed /kʌft/ |
| Present participle | cuffing /ˈkʌfɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | cuffs /kʌfs/ |
Cuffed in a sentence
- It wasn't too long of that before I naturally got cuffed and I'm happy in a relationship but got damn I do wish I had more time happy and single2024 March 11, u/MobyDukakis, “Being happy single is not celebrated half as much as being a happy couple.”, in Reddit, r/Showerthoughts...
- Crest — A cubit arm erect, vested azure, cuffed argent, holding in the hand a Cinqueda sword, both proper.2020, Susan Morris, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019, eBook Partnership, →ISBN, page 4618. From the entry cinqueda
- You are posturally asphyxiated when you are shoved face down to the ground with your hands cuffed behind your back.2000, Nick Cohen, Cruel Britannia: Reports on the Sinister and the Preposterous, page 101. From the entry posturally
- Sara barked back and was cuffed.1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked, published 2009, →ISBN, page 157. From the entry slavemistress
Meaning of cuff
- noun Glove; mitten.
- noun The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- noun The end of a pants leg when folded up.
Questions about the past tense of cuff
- What is the past tense of cuff?
- The past tense of cuff is cuffed.
- What is the past participle of cuff?
- The past participle of cuff is cuffed.
- Is cuff a regular or irregular verb?
- Cuff is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cuff (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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