Grinded

/ˈɡraɪndɪd/ verb

Definition

Nonstandard or archaic past tense of 'grind'; modern English uses 'ground' instead.

Etymology

From Old English 'grindan.' While regular English verbs add '-ed' for past tense, 'grind' is an irregular verb that uses 'ground' as its past tense. 'Grinded' represents either historical usage, dialect, or nonstandard speech.

Kelly Says

English speakers constantly try to make irregular verbs regular—the fact that people still say 'grinded' shows how the language is always trying to simplify itself, but 'ground' stubbornly refuses to disappear.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
研磨
yen-ma
ARالعربية
مطحون
mat-hoon
BNবাংলা
পিষা
pee-sha
CACatalà
mòlt
molt
CSČeština
mletý
mlet-ee
DADansk
malet
mah-let
DEDeutsch
gemahlen
geh-mah-len
ELΕλληνικά
öğütülmüş
ye-ghut-ool-mush
ESEspañol
molido
moh-lee-doh
FAفارسی
کوبیده
koo-bee-deh
FISuomi
murstettu
mur-set-tu
FRFrançais
molis
moh-lee
GUGU
મોટા
mo-ta
HAHA
an-tsawa
an-ts-wa
HEעברית
טחון
ta-hoon
HIहिन्दी
पिसा हुआ
pee-sa hoo-wa
HUMagyar
megőrölve
meg-or-ol-veh
IDBahasa Indonesia
dihaluskan
di-ha-lu-san
IGIG
gba
gba
ITItaliano
molle
mol-leh
JA日本語
粉砕した
ko-sai-shi-ta
KKKK
жылған
zhil-gan
KMKM
ប្រើ
prue
KO한국어
갈아서
gal-a-seo
MRMR
चिरले
chi-rale
MSBahasa Melayu
dihaluskan
di-ha-lu-san
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိတ်
kyeet
NLNederlands
gemalen
geh-mah-len
NONorsk
malt
malt
PAPA
ਕੁਟ
kut
PLPolski
zmielony
z-mhee-oh-nee
PTPortuguês
moído
moh-ee-doh
RORomână
măcinat
mah-chee-nat
RUРусский
измельченный
iz-mel-chen-nyy
SVSvenska
malen
mah-len
SWKiswahili
kilichwa
chi-li-cha-wa
TAதமிழ்
அரைத்து
ara-ithu
TEతెలుగు
గిండి
gin-dee
THไทย
บด
bot
TLTL
pinag-alisk
pi-nag-ah-lis-k
TRTürkçe
ezilmiş
eh-zi-lish
UKУкраїнська
змеленого
z-meh-le-no-go
URاردو
مَکَنَہ
mak-e-nah
VITiếng Việt
giã
ghee-an
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
研磨
yán mó
ZUZU
qiniswa
qi-nis-wa

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