nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
nursed
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past participleof nurse.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 nurse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nursenouna person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Example Sentences
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This misbegotten “romanticization of lunacy in popular culture,” Mr. deBoer says, is “one of many aggravations I have nursed for years.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The bird, affectionately nicknamed Kinky because of the kink in its broken wing, was nursed back to health by its two, unusually caring parents.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
While my mom nursed her post-prandial local beer, my kid and I went for a leisurely stroll through a nearby park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
“I wouldn’t have fed you and washed you and nursed you if I’d known you were going to turn around and steal my husband.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
