What part of speech is devastated?

Devastated can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. devastated is a verb, past participle of devastate (infinitive).
  • 2. devastated is a verb, past simple of devastate (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does devastated mean?

Definitions

Adjective
devastated - Extremely upset and shocked.

Verb
devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
devastate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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Examples of devastated

#   Sentence  
1. verb The country had been devastated by long war.
2. verb This area is devastated.
3. verb The city is completely devastated.
4. verb Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought.
5. verb Tom was devastated.
6. verb I am so devastated.
7. verb Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
8. verb The plague has devastated entire cities.
9. verb Tom's devastated.
10. verb I'm devastated.
11. verb Tom is devastated.
12. verb Tom looks devastated.
13. verb We're all devastated.
14. verb I'd be devastated.
15. verb He was devastated.
Sentence  
verb
The country had been devastated by long war.
This area is devastated.
The city is completely devastated.
Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought.
Tom was devastated.
I am so devastated.
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
The plague has devastated entire cities.
Tom's devastated.
I'm devastated.
Tom is devastated.
Tom looks devastated.
We're all devastated.
I'd be devastated.
He was devastated.
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