What part of speech is shirked?

Shirked can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shirked is a verb, past participle of shirk (infinitive).
  • 2. shirked is a verb, past simple of shirk (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does shirked mean?

Definitions

Verb

shirk - avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
shirk - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

Examples of shirked

#   Sentence  
1. verb When I was young I was amazed at Plutarch's statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am amazed no longer. Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.
2. verb I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!
3. verb A father shouldn't shirk his responsibilities to his children.
4. verb We can't shirk our responsibility.
5. verb We won't shirk our responsibilities.
6. verb I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!
7. verb A father shouldn't shirk his responsibilities to his children.
8. verb We can't shirk our responsibility.
9. verb We won't shirk our responsibilities.
Sentence  
verb
When I was young I was amazed at Plutarch's statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am amazed no longer. Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.
I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!
A father shouldn't shirk his responsibilities to his children.
We can't shirk our responsibility.
We won't shirk our responsibilities.
I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!
A father shouldn't shirk his responsibilities to his children.
We can't shirk our responsibility.
We won't shirk our responsibilities.

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