deteriorated
Saydi-TEER-ee-uh-rayt-idUS/dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt.ɪd/UK/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt.ɪd/
- 1Past tense of deteriorate. Use this form for something that got worse before now.
His eyesight deteriorated after years of working in dim light.
The old bridge had deteriorated so much that the town closed it.
Note
deteriorated is a form of deteriorate
deteriorate, verb: To slowly become worse in condition or quality. 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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