Past tense of overhang

irregular verb

The past tense of overhang is overhung or overhanged. The past participle is also overhung or overhanged.

Forms of overhang

Base form (V1)	overhang /əʊvəˈhaŋ/
Past tense (V2)	overhung /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/ overhanged
Past participle (V3)	overhung /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/ overhanged
Present participle	overhanging
Third person singular	overhangs

At that time, the upper part of the tower overhanged its base by about fourteen feet.2012, Edwin Labre, Solly Border, Freedom...At Last!, page 37
When I glanced footward, the pack's waist belt was out of sight, overhung with belly.2009, Clive Scott Chisholm, Following the Wrong God Home: Footloose in an American Dream. From the entry footward
Though almost engulfed by Bedford, Elstow's claim to villagedom is still maintained by two fine rows of timber-framed, overhung, black-and-white cottages and the timber and herringbone-brick Swan pub.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 174. From the entry overhung

verb To hang over (something).
verb To impend.
noun The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.

What is the past tense of overhang?: The past tense of overhang is overhung or overhanged.
What is the past participle of overhang?: The past participle of overhang is overhung or overhanged.
Is overhang a regular or irregular verb?: Overhang is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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