nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
nurtured
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past participleof nurture.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 nurture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nurtureverb (used with object)to feed and protect.
Example Sentences
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His task, say people close to the company, will be to guard the unique culture Warren Buffett nurtured to keep everything from candy to railroads to insurance under one roof in a $1 trillion conglomerate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Through the generational musical voices that he nurtured, he created the soundtrack to all our lives, his legacy has been with us at all our greatest moments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
There's no doubt during the 20 months since his arrival at Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground that Hemmings has been nurtured in the strict requirements of 'Emery Ball'.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Read: Hardcore gamers nurtured Nvidia and the AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
After a few weeks, the seedlings would be transplanted into the field, in carefully spaced rows six inches apart, and then painstakingly nurtured.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
