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provoked

verb
Saypruh-VOHKTUS/pɹəˈvoʊkt/UK/pɹəˈvəʊkt/

1 meaning of provoked

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of provoke. Use this form for something that already made a reaction happen.

    The loud noise provoked the dog into barking all night.

    She felt provoked by his rude comments at dinner.

    Note

provoked is a form of provoke

provoke, verb: To cause something to happen, like a feeling or a reply. Full entry

Forms
provokeprovokes he/she/itprovoking -ing formprovoked past tense, past participle
Spelling
provoke → provoked: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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