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despeed

despeed verb: to send hastily.

Verb

despeed (third-person singular simple present despeeds, present participle despeeding, simple past and past participle desped)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To send hastily.

Forms of despeed

third-person singular presentdespeeds
present participledespeeding
past participledesped
pastdesped

Origin of despeed

From de- + speed.

Questions about despeed

What does despeed mean?
Despeed means to send hastily.
What part of speech is despeed?
Despeed is a verb.
What is the past tense of despeed?
The past tense of despeed is desped.

Words near despeed in the dictionary

  1. desped
  2. despedida
  3. despedida parties
  4. despedida party
  5. despedidas
  6. despeed
  7. despeeding
  8. despeeds
  9. despend
  10. despended
  11. despending

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