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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"I had to halt everything. I bought a house in Nashville, I gardened, I saw a therapist and I gave myself a chance to miss music."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Both gardened, and she thinks the accident contributed to their illnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was once Mattus’s grandfather’s house, and his father was born there; both previous generations gardened there, too.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Growing up, he often gardened with his grandmother in the yard of her home in Baldwin Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The odd thing is when Father was around she never gardened at all.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
