What part of speech is persecuted?

Persecuted can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. persecuted is a verb, past participle of persecute (infinitive).
  • 2. persecuted is a verb, past simple of persecute (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does persecuted mean?

Definitions

Verb

persecute - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

Examples of persecuted

#   Sentence  
1. verb The Romans persecuted Christians.
2. verb Some early religion's leaders were persecuted by their enemies.
3. verb He persecuted people for their religion.
4. verb The Romans persecuted the Christians.
5. verb Tom felt persecuted.
6. verb They not only rejected the study of science out of the christian schools, but they persecuted it.
7. verb They were persecuted.
8. verb Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
9. verb He had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness, and now he heard them say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.
10. verb Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11. verb Why am I being persecuted?
12. verb I felt persecuted.
13. verb Tom said he felt persecuted.
14. verb Early Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire.
15. verb Tom said that he felt persecuted.
Sentence  
verb
The Romans persecuted Christians.
Some early religion's leaders were persecuted by their enemies.
He persecuted people for their religion.
The Romans persecuted the Christians.
Tom felt persecuted.
They not only rejected the study of science out of the christian schools, but they persecuted it.
They were persecuted.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
He had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness, and now he heard them say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Why am I being persecuted?
I felt persecuted.
Tom said he felt persecuted.
Early Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire.
Tom said that he felt persecuted.

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