Gardened

/ɡɑːrdənd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'garden'; engaged in the activity of planting, cultivating, or maintaining a garden.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation from 'garden' as a verb, using the standard '-ed' ending. The verb 'garden' is relatively modern, emerging in the 14th century as a backformation from the noun.

Kelly Says

English speakers constantly convert nouns into verbs by just adding '-ed'—you can 'garden,' 'chair' a meeting, 'email' someone, 'text' a friend. It shows how flexible our language is.

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