What part of speech is plundered?

Plundered can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. plundered is a verb, past participle of plunder (infinitive).
  • 2. plundered is a verb, past simple of plunder (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does plundered mean?

Definitions

Adjective

plundered - wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"

Verb

plunder - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
plunder - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
plunder - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
plunder - take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

Examples of plundered

#   Sentence  
1. adj. People returned to the plundered village.
2. verb Many businesses were plundered during the riots.
3. verb Thieves plundered the museum.
4. verb The pirates plundered everything that fell in their way.
5. verb And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.
6. verb Under Bouteflika, corrupt officials plundered Algeria.
7. verb Under Bouteflika, corrupt officials plundered Algeria's vast resources.
8. verb Algerian seas are illegally plundered for their coral.
9. verb Algerian coasts are illegally plundered for their coral.
10. verb He has been engaged by a company in Algeria to track and recover money plundered by officials under Bouteflika.
11. verb A recent report by a journalist from Port Blair, in the Andamans, quoted an unnamed official saying that foreigners from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have permanently settled in the islands, using fake Indian ration cards, while citizens of Thailand, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have migrated temporarily to plunder the natural resources and leave.
12. verb "A castle indeed!" he continued, looking around him; "why, this is worse than a coupe-gorge house, where they receive travellers to plunder them of their property."
13. verb It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.
14. verb I've come to plunder your treasure.
15. verb "A castle indeed!" he continued, looking around him; "why, this is worse than a coupe-gorge house, where they receive travellers to plunder them of their property."
16. verb It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.
Sentence  
adj.
People returned to the plundered village.
verb
Many businesses were plundered during the riots.
Thieves plundered the museum.
The pirates plundered everything that fell in their way.
And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.
Under Bouteflika, corrupt officials plundered Algeria.
Under Bouteflika, corrupt officials plundered Algeria's vast resources.
Algerian seas are illegally plundered for their coral.
Algerian coasts are illegally plundered for their coral.
He has been engaged by a company in Algeria to track and recover money plundered by officials under Bouteflika.
A recent report by a journalist from Port Blair, in the Andamans, quoted an unnamed official saying that foreigners from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have permanently settled in the islands, using fake Indian ration cards, while citizens of Thailand, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have migrated temporarily to plunder the natural resources and leave.
"A castle indeed!" he continued, looking around him; "why, this is worse than a coupe-gorge house, where they receive travellers to plunder them of their property."
It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.
I've come to plunder your treasure.
"A castle indeed!" he continued, looking around him; "why, this is worse than a coupe-gorge house, where they receive travellers to plunder them of their property."
It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.

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