What part of speech is devolved?

Devolved can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. devolved is a verb, past participle of devolve (infinitive).
  • 2. devolved is a verb, past simple of devolve (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does devolved mean?

Definitions

Verb

devolve - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
devolve - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

Examples of devolved

#   Sentence  
1. verb Meanwhile, the United Kingdom itself is coming under increasing strain, with Scotland’s devolved government in Edinburgh demanding a vote on independence so it can try to re-join the European Union.
2. verb Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another yelling session.
3. verb Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another argument.
4. verb Yanni's apology devolved into a physical argument.
5. verb Conversations about race tend to devolve into a shouting match.
6. verb Yanni's apologies often devolve into physical altercations.
7. verb Conversations about race tend to devolve into a shouting match.
8. verb Yanni's apologies often devolve into physical altercations.
Sentence  
verb
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom itself is coming under increasing strain, with Scotland’s devolved government in Edinburgh demanding a vote on independence so it can try to re-join the European Union.
Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another yelling session.
Yanni's apology quickly devolved into another argument.
Yanni's apology devolved into a physical argument.
Conversations about race tend to devolve into a shouting match.
Yanni's apologies often devolve into physical altercations.
Conversations about race tend to devolve into a shouting match.
Yanni's apologies often devolve into physical altercations.

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