camped
SayKAMPT/kæmpt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of camp.
The expedition camped at the base of the mountain before the final climb.
Protesters camped outside the courthouse for three days straight.
Note
One regular -ed form does both jobs. It stands alone as the past tense (they camped by the river) and follows have or had in the perfect (they had camped there before). It carries every use of camp, including the tactical ones: staying put in an advantageous spot, or waiting beside something to gain an edge. In that second use it takes a direct object.
camped is a form of camp
camp, verb: To set up and stay in a tent or other temporary shelter, especially outdoors. Full entry
- Spelling
- camp → camped: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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