What part of speech is ruined?

Ruined can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. ruined is a verb, past participle of ruin (infinitive).
  • 2. ruined is a verb, past simple of ruin (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does ruined mean?

Definitions

Adjective

ruined - brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"
ruined - destroyed physically or morally
ruined - doomed to extinction

Verb

ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
ruin - fall into ruin
ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
ruin - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
ruin - reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

Examples of ruined

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically.
2. verb I've had a few great shots ruined myself because there was something in the background I didn't notice at first.
3. verb I was extremely interested in the car and very likely would have bought it, but the sales guy I dealt with ruined the deal.
4. verb Yugoslavia says it's not responsible for the actions of Serbian militias in Bosnia which have killed thousands, ruined cities, and turned 1.3 million people into refugees over the last three months.
5. verb Another storm, and our village would have been ruined.
6. verb Another war, and we will be ruined.
7. verb The muddy road has ruined my new shoes.
8. verb The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
9. verb Had it not been for your advice he would have been ruined.
10. verb If it had not been for your help, he would have been ruined.
11. verb If it weren't for your invaluable help, everything would be ruined.
12. verb Your help prevented me from being ruined.
13. verb Alas! We are ruined.
14. verb He ruined his health by working too much.
15. verb We will never forget the day the typhoon ruined the crops.
16. verb But for my advice he would have been ruined.
Sentence  
adj.
The unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically.
verb
I've had a few great shots ruined myself because there was something in the background I didn't notice at first.
I was extremely interested in the car and very likely would have bought it, but the sales guy I dealt with ruined the deal.
Yugoslavia says it's not responsible for the actions of Serbian militias in Bosnia which have killed thousands, ruined cities, and turned 1.3 million people into refugees over the last three months.
Another storm, and our village would have been ruined.
Another war, and we will be ruined.
The muddy road has ruined my new shoes.
The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
Had it not been for your advice he would have been ruined.
If it had not been for your help, he would have been ruined.
If it weren't for your invaluable help, everything would be ruined.
Your help prevented me from being ruined.
Alas! We are ruined.
He ruined his health by working too much.
We will never forget the day the typhoon ruined the crops.
But for my advice he would have been ruined.

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