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betrodden

betrodden is the past participle of betread.

Meaning of betread

Verb

betread (third-person singular simple present betreads, present participle betreading, simple past betrod, past participle betrodden)

  1. (transitive) To tread over or walk upon.

Adjective

betrodden (comparative more betrodden, superlative most betrodden)

  1. Trodden excessively; trodden again and again.

Forms of betrodden

comparativemore betrodden
superlativemost betrodden

Origin of betrodden

From betread.

Questions about betrodden

What does betrodden mean?
Betrodden means trodden excessively; trodden again and again.
What is betrodden the past participle of?
Betrodden is the past participle of betread.
What part of speech is betrodden?
Betrodden is an adjective.

Words near betrodden in the dictionary

  1. betrims
  2. betrixaban
  3. Betrock
  4. Betrocks
  5. betrod
  6. betrodden
  7. betrophied
  8. betroth
  9. betroth'd
  10. betrothable
  11. betrothal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: betrodden (page history and authors); betread (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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