planted
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past participleof plant.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
plantnounany member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis. -
past tense formof plant.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plantnounany member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.
Example Sentences
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Duwai said water temperatures reached up to 39C during a heatwave earlier this year, and there was widespread bleaching of the thousands of planted corals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
On Tuesday, a Saudi employee of OpenAI, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was charged with trying to record audio using a device planted behind a TV set in a company conference room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Since the first trees were planted, there has been a spectacular increase in butterflies, dragonflies, and biodiversity in general," said the 43-year-old, who took over running the family's Cascina Oschina farm in 2012.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Surrey County Council has committed to 1.2 million trees being planted by 2030, representing one for every resident.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Magically controlled as he was, Samson planted all four feet in the dirt and leaned back, instantly skidding to a stop.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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