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cantered

cantered is the simple past and past participle of canter.

Meaning of canter

Verb

canter (third-person singular simple present canters, present participle cantering, simple past and past participle cantered)

  1. (intransitive) To move at such pace.
  2. (transitive) To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

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Questions about cantered

What is cantered the simple past and past participle of?
Cantered is the simple past and past participle of canter.

Words near cantered in the dictionary

  1. Canterbury gallop
  2. Canterbury gallops
  3. Canterbury sound
  4. Canterbury-Bankstown
  5. canterburys
  6. cantered
  7. canterer
  8. canterers
  9. cantering
  10. canterings
  11. Cantero

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