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stemmed

SaySTEMD/stɛmd/

2 meanings of stemmed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of stem. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The nurse quickly stemmed the bleeding with a clean cloth.

    Her worries stemmed from a bad day at school.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Having a stem, such as the stalk of a flower or the narrow base of a drinking glass.

    We poured the juice into tall stemmed glasses.

    Each stemmed flower stood upright in the small pot.

    Oppositestemless

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stemmed is a form of stem

stem, verb: To come from or be caused by something. Also, to be descended from a family or ancestor. Full entry

Forms
stemstems he/she/itstemming -ing formstemmed past tense, past participle
Spelling
stem → stemmed: double the m, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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