deteriorated
Saydi-TEER-ee-uh-rayt-idUS/dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt.ɪd/UK/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt.ɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of deteriorate.
Relations between the two countries deteriorated rapidly after the border dispute.
By the time inspectors arrived, the paintings had deteriorated beyond repair.
Note
One regular -ed spelling serves as both past tense and past participle. Because the verb works both ways, the auxiliary carries the meaning. Things that worsen on their own take have (the paintings had deteriorated). Things worsened by something else take be, usually with a cause named (stonework deteriorated by damp). Choose have when nothing outside did the damage.
deteriorated is a form of deteriorate
deteriorate, verb: To grow worse; to become impaired in quality or condition, or to degenerate. Full entry
- Forms
- deterioratedeteriorates he/she/itdeteriorating -ing formdeteriorated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- deteriorate → deteriorated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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