Past tense of pin
regular verb
The past tense of pin is pinned. The past participle is also pinned.
Forms of pin
| Base form (V1) | pin /pɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pinned /pɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pinned /pɪnd/ |
| Present participle | pinning /ˈpɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pins /pɪnz/ |
Pinned in a sentence
- He pinned his opponent on the mat.
- He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat.From the entry hold
- Also check out some other experts in this topic — their socials are in the pinned comment below.From the entry social
- The police pinned the theft on my brother.From the entry pin on
- If someone is pinned against the MRI magnet by a ferromagnetic object, you may need to quench the magnet in order to free them.From the entry quench
Meaning of pin
- noun A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- noun A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- noun A cylindrical piece of solid material, often of wood or metal, used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
Questions about the past tense of pin
- What is the past tense of pin?
- The past tense of pin is pinned.
- What is the past participle of pin?
- The past participle of pin is pinned.
- Is pin a regular or irregular verb?
- Pin is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pin (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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