stagnate
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
stagnated
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past participleof stagnate.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 stagnate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stagnateverb (used without object)to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
Example Sentences
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Ireland’s economy returned to growth in the three months through June, boosting hopes for a pickup across the eurozone as a whole, where activity stagnated in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
They had been near zero for two decades as prices fell and growth stagnated.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
In 2015, purse sales stagnated because customers grew tired of heavily logoed looks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Other celebrities, including Kris Jenner, Joy Behar, and Cara Delevingne, have also listed properties that stagnated on the market for years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Berkeley’s ability to exploit its increasingly inventive faculty’s work stagnated under this lumbering regime until 1931, when Sproul met Frederick Cottrell.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
