garden
noun
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
gardened
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past participleof garden.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 garden.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gardennouna plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
Example Sentences
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Both gardened, and she thinks the accident contributed to their illnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Growing up, he often gardened with his grandmother in the yard of her home in Baldwin Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Gen. Kanamine’s father gardened and served food to the host family; his wife cooked and did housework.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
A University of Arkansas researcher found that women over 50 who gardened at least once a week showed higher bone-density readings than those who engaged in jogging, swimming, walking or aerobics.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
And driving along a back Connecticut road, tree-bordered and gardened, I knew he had made me feel better and surer.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
