What part of speech is accused?

Accused can be categorized as a verb and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. accused is a verb, past participle of accuse (infinitive).
  • 2. accused is a verb, past simple of accuse (infinitive).
  • 3. accused is a noun, singular of accuseds.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does accused mean?

Definitions

Adjective

accused - Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

Verb

accuse - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
accuse - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"

Noun

accused - a defendant in a criminal proceeding

Examples of accused

#   Sentence  
1. verb (This is a largely Sunni Arab clan, and some Sunni observers have accused Shiite elements in the government of being behind the assassination; it is more likely the work of Sunni Arab guerrillas punishing the Batawi leaders for cooperating with the Dec. 15 elections.).
2. verb Since September 11, Pakistan has been repeatedly accused by Afghan and Western leaders of harbouring Taliban extremists who had pledged to disrupt the elections, but at the highest level the US has avoided criticising President Pervaiz Musharraf on the grounds that he is helping the US catch Al Qaeda elements inside Pakistan.
3. verb Although Ramzi Binalshibh provided him $14,000 in July, accused September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui told his trial judge that he had an al Qaeda mission that would have come after the terrorist attacks.
4. verb <accused by Essex of trying to poison Queen Elizabeth.
5. verb Iran also stands accused of aiding terrorism across the globe.
6. verb The owner was VERY rude, accused me of not reading my contract, and basically told me to shut up when I was trying to ask questions to further understand the process of canceling my membership.
7. verb To my surprise, the noted psychologist was accused of a kidnapping.
8. verb To my surprise, the anthropologist was accused of murder.
9. verb The teacher accused one of his students of being noisy in class.
10. verb The GOP accused the Democrats of pork barrel politics.
11. verb As communism has collapsed, capitalism is now accused of trying to "dominate the world."
12. verb Several people have been accused of breaking the law.
13. verb She accused me of not writing to her sooner.
14. verb If they hadn't found the vase, John would have been accused of stealing it.
15. verb If the vase is not found, John may be accused of stealing it.
Sentence  
verb
(This is a largely Sunni Arab clan, and some Sunni observers have accused Shiite elements in the government of being behind the assassination; it is more likely the work of Sunni Arab guerrillas punishing the Batawi leaders for cooperating with the Dec. 15 elections.).
Since September 11, Pakistan has been repeatedly accused by Afghan and Western leaders of harbouring Taliban extremists who had pledged to disrupt the elections, but at the highest level the US has avoided criticising President Pervaiz Musharraf on the grounds that he is helping the US catch Al Qaeda elements inside Pakistan.
Although Ramzi Binalshibh provided him $14,000 in July, accused September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui told his trial judge that he had an al Qaeda mission that would have come after the terrorist attacks.
<accused by Essex of trying to poison Queen Elizabeth.
Iran also stands accused of aiding terrorism across the globe.
The owner was VERY rude, accused me of not reading my contract, and basically told me to shut up when I was trying to ask questions to further understand the process of canceling my membership.
To my surprise, the noted psychologist was accused of a kidnapping.
To my surprise, the anthropologist was accused of murder.
The teacher accused one of his students of being noisy in class.
The GOP accused the Democrats of pork barrel politics.
As communism has collapsed, capitalism is now accused of trying to "dominate the world."
Several people have been accused of breaking the law.
She accused me of not writing to her sooner.
If they hadn't found the vase, John would have been accused of stealing it.
If the vase is not found, John may be accused of stealing it.

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