What part of speech is dragged?

Dragged can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dragged is a verb, past participle of drag (infinitive).
  • 2. dragged is a verb, past simple of drag (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does dragged mean?

Definitions

Verb

drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
drag - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
drag - proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
drag - persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
drag - move slowly and as if with great effort
drag - use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
drag - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
drag - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
drag - walk without lifting the feet
drag - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
drag - search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

Examples of dragged

#   Sentence  
1. verb He added that "America does not understand anything except the language of force and retaliation, they were kicked out of Somalia in humiliation after that soldier was dragged in Mogadishu for the whole world to see", and that "the day will come when the dead bodies of Americans and Jews would be dragged, defiled, and stepped on in the Arabian peninsula together with their agents and supporters".
2. verb Of course law enforcement has dragged it's feet when members are taking part in the activity themselves.
3. verb He and his master dragged me to my room and held judgment upon me as a convicted traitress.
4. verb After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.
5. verb The meeting dragged on.
6. verb I dragged the heavy baggage to the airport.
7. verb He dragged himself to bed.
8. verb He dragged at my collar.
9. verb He dragged his feet.
10. verb He seized her hand and dragged her away.
11. verb She half dragged, half carried the log.
12. verb The talk dragged on till three o'clock.
13. verb A wily hunter, Christopher Columbus once donned a red riding hood and went into the forest. Without a doubt, he attracted the Big Bad Wolf, grabbed him, and dragged the screaming wolf back to his ship.
14. verb I'm sorry you got dragged into this.
15. verb Tom dragged himself out of bed.
Sentence  
verb
He added that "America does not understand anything except the language of force and retaliation, they were kicked out of Somalia in humiliation after that soldier was dragged in Mogadishu for the whole world to see", and that "the day will come when the dead bodies of Americans and Jews would be dragged, defiled, and stepped on in the Arabian peninsula together with their agents and supporters".
Of course law enforcement has dragged it's feet when members are taking part in the activity themselves.
He and his master dragged me to my room and held judgment upon me as a convicted traitress.
After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.
The meeting dragged on.
I dragged the heavy baggage to the airport.
He dragged himself to bed.
He dragged at my collar.
He dragged his feet.
He seized her hand and dragged her away.
She half dragged, half carried the log.
The talk dragged on till three o'clock.
A wily hunter, Christopher Columbus once donned a red riding hood and went into the forest. Without a doubt, he attracted the Big Bad Wolf, grabbed him, and dragged the screaming wolf back to his ship.
I'm sorry you got dragged into this.
Tom dragged himself out of bed.

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