What part of speech is reigned?

Reigned can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. reigned is a verb, past participle of reign (infinitive).
  • 2. reigned is a verb, past simple of reign (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does reigned mean?

Definitions

Verb

reign - have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
reign - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

Examples of reigned

#   Sentence  
1. verb There was a time when kings and queens reigned over the world.
2. verb The king reigned over his people for forty years.
3. verb The king reigned over the island.
4. verb Silence reigned in the forest.
5. verb Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
6. verb The king has reigned over the country for many years.
7. verb Silence reigned in the room.
8. verb Silence reigned during the speech.
9. verb Once upon a time there lived an emperor who was a great conqueror, and reigned over more countries than anyone in the world.
10. verb So they were married, and lived happily for many years, and reigned wisely over their kingdom.
11. verb The young King was married to his real bride, and both reigned over the kingdom in peace and happiness.
12. verb In the surroundings reigned absolute silence.
13. verb He came into a spacious outer court, and what he saw was enough to freeze him with horror. A frightful silence reigned over all; the image of death was everywhere, and there was nothing to be seen but what seemed to be the outstretched bodies of dead men and animals.
14. verb "Whether ye sail to great Hesperia's shore /and Saturn's fields, or seek the realms that own / Acestes' sway, where Eryx reigned of yore, / safe will I send you hence, and speed you with my store."
15. verb Cyrus reigned for thirty years.
Sentence  
verb
There was a time when kings and queens reigned over the world.
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
The king reigned over the island.
Silence reigned in the forest.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
The king has reigned over the country for many years.
Silence reigned in the room.
Silence reigned during the speech.
Once upon a time there lived an emperor who was a great conqueror, and reigned over more countries than anyone in the world.
So they were married, and lived happily for many years, and reigned wisely over their kingdom.
The young King was married to his real bride, and both reigned over the kingdom in peace and happiness.
In the surroundings reigned absolute silence.
He came into a spacious outer court, and what he saw was enough to freeze him with horror. A frightful silence reigned over all; the image of death was everywhere, and there was nothing to be seen but what seemed to be the outstretched bodies of dead men and animals.
"Whether ye sail to great Hesperia's shore /and Saturn's fields, or seek the realms that own / Acestes' sway, where Eryx reigned of yore, / safe will I send you hence, and speed you with my store."
Cyrus reigned for thirty years.

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