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been at the plague

been at the plague is the past participle of be at the plague.

Meaning of be at the plague

Verb

be at the plague (third-person singular simple present is at the plague, present participle being at the plague, simple past was at the plague, past participle been at the plague)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To be bothered; to make the effort to do something.
    • One of a hundred a year, or so, is all I wish:—I would not be at the plague of paying land-tax for a larger.1748, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random

Questions about been at the plague

What is been at the plague the past participle of?
Been at the plague is the past participle of be at the plague.

Words near been at the plague in the dictionary

  1. been able to
  2. been aces with
  3. been ages with
  4. been all about
  5. been along
  6. been at the plague
  7. been awake
  8. been bored
  9. been born
  10. been cruel to be kind
  11. been darkmans

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