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Meaning of "petted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PETTED

petted play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petted is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb petted in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PETTED

PRESENT

Present
I pet
you pet
he/she/it pets
we pet
you pet
they pet
Present continuous
I am petting
you are petting
he/she/it is petting
we are petting
you are petting
they are petting
Present perfect
I have petted
you have petted
he/she/it has petted
we have petted
you have petted
they have petted
Present perfect continuous
I have been petting
you have been petting
he/she/it has been petting
we have been petting
you have been petting
they have been petting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I petted
you petted
he/she/it petted
we petted
you petted
they petted
Past continuous
I was petting
you were petting
he/she/it was petting
we were petting
you were petting
they were petting
Past perfect
I had petted
you had petted
he/she/it had petted
we had petted
you had petted
they had petted
Past perfect continuous
I had been petting
you had been petting
he/she/it had been petting
we had been petting
you had been petting
they had been petting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pet
you will pet
he/she/it will pet
we will pet
you will pet
they will pet
Future continuous
I will be petting
you will be petting
he/she/it will be petting
we will be petting
you will be petting
they will be petting
Future perfect
I will have petted
you will have petted
he/she/it will have petted
we will have petted
you will have petted
they will have petted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been petting
you will have been petting
he/she/it will have been petting
we will have been petting
you will have been petting
they will have been petting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would petted
you would petted
he/she/it would petted
we would petted
you would petted
they would petted
Conditional continuous
I would be petting
you would be petting
he/she/it would be petting
we would be petting
you would be petting
they would be petting
Conditional perfect
I would have petted
you would have petted
he/she/it would have petted
we would have petted
you would have petted
they would have petted
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been petting
you would have been petting
he/she/it would have been petting
we would have been petting
you would have been petting
they would have been petting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pet
we let´s pet
you pet
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pet
Past participle
petted
Present Participle
petting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETTED

pettable
pettedly
pettedness
petter
petti
pettichaps
petticoat
pettier
pettiest
pettifog
pettifogged
pettifogger
pettifoggery
pettifogging
pettily
pettiness
petting
petting zoo
pettish
pettishly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETTED

abetted
bayonetted
betted
carburetted
coquetted
facetted
fretted
jetted
netted
regretted
retted
rouletted
silhouetted
submitted
unabetted
unfretted
unregretted
unvetted
vetted
wetted
whetted

Synonyms and antonyms of petted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PETTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «petted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of petted

Translation of «petted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETTED

Find out the translation of petted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宠爱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acariciados
570 millions of speakers

English

petted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

petted
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملاعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ласкают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Petted
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

petted
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

choyé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petted
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Petted
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

撫で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀여워
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vuốt ve
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

petted
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Petted
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

petted
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Petted
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogłaskał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пестять
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petted
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

petted
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petted
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klappad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjælte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petted

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETTED»

The term «petted» is regularly used and occupies the 96.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «petted» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «petted» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petted

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «PETTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word petted.
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Tucker Max
No one wants to read a story where I saw a cute puppy on the street and I petted it. I mean, that's not funny. I only write about the funny stuff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETTED»

Discover the use of petted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guide To English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume 3
I have been petted 1. We have been petted 2. You have been petted 2. You have been petted 3. He/she/it has been petted 3. They have been petted Past Perfect Tense Singular Plural 1. I had been petted 1. We had been petted 2. You had ...
Bessie Brooks, 2013
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Petted by the Light: The Most Profound and Complete Feline ...
In a take-off on the best-seller, Embraced by the Light, cats share their tales of the afterlife--a place of catnip gardens, oceans of cream, and deserts of kitty litter--in hopes of teaching every cat to live each life to the fullest.
Patrick R. Tobin, Christine R. Doley, 1995
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Young Reader Guide to English Grammar
You have been petted 2. You have been petted 3. He/she/it has been petted 3. They have been petted Past Perfect Tense Singular Plural 1. I had been petted 1. We hadbeen petted 2. You had been petted 2. You had been petted 3.
Bessie Brooks, 2012
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Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme ...
For one dollar to me in hand paid, and for other valuable considerations (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged), I hereby agree to sell, assign and transfer to Owen W. Petted all my right, title and interest in Policy Number 31,661, issued ...
‎1876
5
The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Larger animals, such as horses, and even coldblooded animals (poikilotherms) such as reptiles, are also frequently petted (see: Companion animal). Petting behaviour may have been one of the reasons dogs came to live alongside humans.
D. S. Mills, Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde, 2010
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Program of the Ninth Annual Conference of the Cognitive ...
atn parser initialization : Lucy petted a yellow animal I understand that Lucy petted a yellow animal : The animal was a dog I understand that the yellow animal is a dog : The dog was a collie I understand that the yellow dog is a collie : What did ...
Cognitive Science Society (U.S.). Conference, 1987
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The Farmer's Magazine
"Agriculture is the most petted of all our inte- I rests." So, at least, declares the Times, in a leader of considerate comment on Lord Derby's capital speech at Preston. And one reads the didactic sentence over again in a sort of hazy wonder as to ...
‎1862
8
Deixis in Narrative: A Cognitive Science Perspective
1: John petted a yellow cat. I understand that John petted a yellow cat. Time (sec. ): 0.617 2: The cat is a manx. I understand that the yellow cat is a manx. Time (sec .): 0.25 3: What did John pet? John petted a yellow cat. Time (sec.): 0.7 4: The ...
Judith F. Duchan, Gail A. Bruder, Lynne E. Hewitt, 2012
9
Southey's Common-place Book
IF petted pigs leap into meadows or corn fields twice, thrice, or four times a day, either singly, or in company, the trespass shall be levied each time equal to that of a whole herd. 73. Fines are to be levied for trespasses committed by petted ...
Robert Southey, John Wood Warter, 1850
10
Common-place Book: Analytical readings
If petted pigs leap into meadows or corn fields twice, thrice, or four times a day, either singly, or in company, the trespass shall be levied each time equal to that of a whole herd. 73. Fines are to be levied for trespasses committed by petted ...
Robert Southey, John Wood Warter, 1850

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ohio zoo presses charges against man who petted cougars
The video posted earlier this week shows an outer fence being jumped, then two cougars being petted through another fence as a voice says ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
2
Claws out for 'crazy' Nelson Cat Show
Zion was a "really laid back" cat, flopping into the judge's arms, and allowing himself to be petted by curious children. Show organiser Rose ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
3
Truth over friendship
She petted him eagerly, like a hungry cat. Unsurprisingly, Swift and Drake are similar targets. They are widely admired and commercially ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
4
Big Juicy, others bring hefty price
He doesn't like to be petted. If he doesn't know you, he'll kick. Even if he does know you, he might kick you,” Kaylee said Saturday just before ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Pals with Paws: A lab mix and a cat that loves to be petted
An adult female, she likes being held and petted. She will make a great indoor pet for any family. Please come visit her at the animal shelter. «Salisbury Post, Jul 15»
6
American Pharoah's popularity keeps growing coast to coast
Since sweeping the Triple Crown at Belmont Park on June 6, American Pharoah has been paraded and petted throughout the land. «Newsday, Jul 15»
7
'What was I thinking?' Rachel Hunter opens up about past relationship
The video posted earlier this week shows an outer fence being jumped, then two cougars being petted through another fence as a voice says ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
8
The eternal NDP struggle with free trade
He fed and petted a two-day-old calf. Lest any dairy, chicken, turkey or egg producer misunderstand, he is with them. It is unlikely Mr. Mulcair ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Animal Shelter 7-26-15
Annie — A 9-year-old, spayed, female who just loves being petted! She has a very pretty black/gray, orange and white coat with short hair. «Los Alamos Monitor, Jul 15»
10
Pets of the Week
He loves to be petted. He enjoys playing and loves to play with other cats. He tolerates dogs well. Adoptable pets are shown at the Schererville ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

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