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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This trend nurtured the emergence of PWCs with two or more seats, high-capacity gas tanks and extra cargo capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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
This demonstrated that the neuropeptides were not merely associated with caregiving but could actively influence whether an ant nurtured larvae or went searching for food.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
All three said: "Growth cannot be ordered from the top down. It can only be nurtured from the bottom up."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He would continue to be nurtured at the Center and would spend his nights with Jonas’s family unit.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
