What part of speech is depressed?

Depressed can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

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

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more depressed
    most depressed
  • Positive: depressed 
  • Comparative: more depressed
  • Superlative: most depressed

What does depressed mean?

Definitions

Adjective

depressed - flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
depressed - lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
depressed - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Verb

depress - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
depress - lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
depress - press down; "Depress the space key"

Examples of depressed

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The market is depressed.
2. adj. Depressed by the loss of his job.
3. adj. changing its surroundings too often will stress it out and it will get depressed, mean, sick, or will not want to be around you.
4. adj. Your dog may be really depressed.
5. adj. The stock market is severely depressed.
6. adj. Rainy days make me depressed.
7. adj. Having much to do, I felt depressed.
8. adj. Tell me what makes you so depressed.
9. adj. I get depressed thinking that a guy like our boss can have ultimate power over us.
10. adj. Trade is getting depressed.
11. adj. He seems really depressed and lifeless today. I wonder what took the wind out of his sails.
12. adj. I can't believe that he is that depressed.
13. adj. He's depressed about the result.
14. adj. He is very depressed.
15. adj. He is depressed.
16. verb I feel depressed often.
17. verb I get depressed by the slightest things.
18. verb The failure depressed him.
19. verb You seem to be depressed this morning. What's the matter?
20. verb I get depressed at times.
21. verb I am depressed by my illness.
22. verb I cannot look back on my adolescence without feeling depressed.
23. verb His pessimism depressed those around him.
24. verb He is depressed lately.
25. verb She was depressed by all her problems.
26. verb She depressed the keys of the piano.
27. verb She was depressed.
28. verb Tom seems to be depressed.
29. verb If the only thing that mattered was winning, then we'd be depressed.
30. verb Tom seems to be depressed this morning.
Sentence  
adj.
The market is depressed.
Depressed by the loss of his job.
changing its surroundings too often will stress it out and it will get depressed, mean, sick, or will not want to be around you.
Your dog may be really depressed.
The stock market is severely depressed.
Rainy days make me depressed.
Having much to do, I felt depressed.
Tell me what makes you so depressed.
I get depressed thinking that a guy like our boss can have ultimate power over us.
Trade is getting depressed.
He seems really depressed and lifeless today. I wonder what took the wind out of his sails.
I can't believe that he is that depressed.
He's depressed about the result.
He is very depressed.
He is depressed.
verb
I feel depressed often.
I get depressed by the slightest things.
The failure depressed him.
You seem to be depressed this morning. What's the matter?
I get depressed at times.
I am depressed by my illness.
I cannot look back on my adolescence without feeling depressed.
His pessimism depressed those around him.
He is depressed lately.
She was depressed by all her problems.
She depressed the keys of the piano.
She was depressed.
Tom seems to be depressed.
If the only thing that mattered was winning, then we'd be depressed.
Tom seems to be depressed this morning.

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