What part of speech is dashed?

Dashed can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dashed is a verb, past participle of dash (infinitive).
  • 2. dashed is a verb, past simple of dash (infinitive).
  • 3. dashed is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • dashed 
    more dashed
    most dashed
  • Positive: dashed 
  • Comparative: more dashed
  • Superlative: most dashed

What does dashed mean?

Definitions

Adjective

dashed - having gaps or spaces; "sign on the dotted line"

Verb

dash - add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
dash - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
dash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
dash - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
dash - hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

Examples of dashed

#   Sentence  
1. verb I dashed off the report.
2. verb The news dashed our hopes.
3. verb The man dashed the bottle against the wall.
4. verb The glass was dashed to pieces.
5. verb Ken dashed up the slope.
6. verb I dashed out just after breakfast.
7. verb A cat dashed out of the room.
8. verb The waves dashed against the rocks.
9. verb The waves dashed against the seawall.
10. verb The waves dashed the shore.
11. verb He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.
12. verb He dashed the glass to the floor.
13. verb He dashed off a letter.
14. verb He dashed out in confusion.
15. verb He dashed to catch the last train.
16. noun He made a dash for the door.
17. noun He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer.
18. noun He is preparing for the 100-yard dash.
Sentence  
verb
I dashed off the report.
The news dashed our hopes.
The man dashed the bottle against the wall.
The glass was dashed to pieces.
Ken dashed up the slope.
I dashed out just after breakfast.
A cat dashed out of the room.
The waves dashed against the rocks.
The waves dashed against the seawall.
The waves dashed the shore.
He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.
He dashed the glass to the floor.
He dashed off a letter.
He dashed out in confusion.
He dashed to catch the last train.
noun
He made a dash for the door.
He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer.
He is preparing for the 100-yard dash.

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