nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
nurtured
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past participleof nurture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof nurture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nurtureverb (used with object)to feed and protect.
Example Sentences
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Almost performatively indifferent to fame, McCarthy instead tended to the myth, nurtured all his life, that he was a loner and outsider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Through the generational musical voices that he nurtured, he created the soundtrack to all our lives, his legacy has been with us at all our greatest moments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
There's no doubt during the 20 months since his arrival at Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground that Hemmings has been nurtured in the strict requirements of 'Emery Ball'.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
This demonstrated that the neuropeptides were not merely associated with caregiving but could actively influence whether an ant nurtured larvae or went searching for food.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
You live on—in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were here.”
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
