Past tense of tether

Forms of tether

Tethered in a sentence

• The cowboy tethered his horse outside the saloon.
• Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access.From the entry tethered
• To be "three sheets to the wind" is to say that a four-cornered sail is tethered only by one sheet and thus the sail is useless.From the entry sheet
• The premise: Mankind’s survival is tethered to an über mother figure.2010 February 28, Betsy Sharkey, “In James Cameron’s worlds, women lead the charge”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry über
• It came floating like a tethered cloud past the little white toy-like lighthouse at the pierhead.1976, Angela Carter, “My Father's House”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 21. From the entry pierhead

Meaning of tether

1. noun A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
2. noun The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
3. noun An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.

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Questions about the past tense of tether

What is the past tense of tether?

The past tense of tether is tethered.

What is the past participle of tether?

The past participle of tether is tethered.

Is tether a regular or irregular verb?

Tether is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.