ditch
noun
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
ditched
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past participleof ditch.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 ditch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ditchnouna long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
Example Sentences
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"She ditched her family, ditched her dad, ditched most of her old friends, split Harry from William," wrote one commentator in 2020.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the bond market, investors ditched French government bonds, with the spread between yields on 10-year French OATs and the equivalent German bond widening to 164 basis points—the highest such level since 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Several automakers in recent years ditched their robot-car plans when things got tough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Then I ditched it all and went into opera."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
When I ditched I was my own person.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
