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darkened someone's door

darkened someone's door is the simple past and past participle of darken someone's door.

Meaning of darken someone's door

Verb

darken someone's door (third-person singular simple present darkens someone's door, present participle darkening someone's door, simple past and past participle darkened someone's door)

  1. (idiomatic) To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.
    • "I'll tell you, Peter," said I, "were I my lord, and a friend or kinsman of mine should leave the town while the court was sitting, that kinsman, or be he what he liked, should never darken my door again."1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet, Letter 13

Questions about darkened someone's door

What is darkened someone's door the simple past and past participle of?
Darkened someone's door is the simple past and past participle of darken someone's door.

Words near darkened someone's door in the dictionary

  1. darken someone's doorway
  2. darken up
  3. darkened
  4. darkened a church door
  5. darkened down
  6. darkened someone's door
  7. darkened up
  8. darkenedst
  9. darkener
  10. darkeners
  11. darkeness

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