Past tense of grope

Forms of grope

Groped in a sentence

• That old man groped that girl on the train!
• She groped in her coat pocket and pulled out Laura’s “Klingonian” address.2019, Paul Werner, The Last Voyage of the Yankee Seas, TWENTYSIX, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry Klingonian
• I closed the door hurriedly on the babel and groped my way back to bed.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 11. From the entry babel
• Gaynier, a New York lawyer, is hopping mad because, she says, getting on an airplane these days means being groped by a stranger.2004 November 2, Joe Sharkey, “When a Pat-Down Seems Like Groping”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Dec 2018. From the entry hopping mad
• Startled by the fury of his own unforeseen vengeance, he groped over to the doorside switch, turned on the light and opened the hallway door.2000, Patrick R. Penland, Hosteled Prodigal: Beyond Laundered Morality, page 300. From the entry doorside

Meaning of grope

1. verb To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
2. verb To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
3. verb To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.

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Questions about the past tense of grope

What is the past tense of grope?

The past tense of grope is groped.

What is the past participle of grope?

The past participle of grope is groped.

Is grope a regular or irregular verb?

Grope is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.