bargained
SayBAR-guhndUS/ˈbɑːɹɡənd/UK/ˈbɑːɡənd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of bargain.
The two sides bargained for hours before reaching an agreement.
He had bargained hard, yet the final cost still surprised him.
Note
One spelling serves as both the past tense and the participle. The two uses of the verb behave differently with auxiliaries. In the haggling, deal-making use, the verb takes no object, so it pairs only with have: they had bargained all morning. The use that means to barter or trade something for a consideration takes an object. That lets it form a passive with be, as in property bargained for goods.
bargained is a form of bargain
bargain, verb: To negotiate the terms of a deal or contract; to haggle over a price. Full entry
- Forms
- bargainbargains he/she/itbargaining -ing formbargained past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- bargain → bargained: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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