camped
/kæmpt/
camped is the simple past and past participle of camp.
Meaning of camp
Verb
camp (third-person singular simple present camps, present participle camping, simple past and past participle camped)
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.
- To set up a camp.
- To afford rest or lodging for.
- Had our great palace the capacity / To camp this host, we all would sup together.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- To stay in an advantageous location.
- Some players like to camp next to a power-up's spawning point.
- To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.
- The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.
- Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place.
- The bullocks camped in front on the big fire, with the black line of trees facing them.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 10
Phrases with camped
Words that rhyme with camped
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Questions about camped
- What is camped the simple past and past participle of?
- Camped is the simple past and past participle of camp.
- How do you pronounce camped?
- Camped is pronounced /kæmpt/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: camped (page history and authors); camp (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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