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had an accident

had an accident is the simple past and past participle of have an accident.

Meaning of have an accident

Verb

have an accident (third-person singular simple present has an accident, present participle having an accident, simple past and past participle had an accident)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.
    • Michael had an accident at the playground. I had to take him home and change his clothes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, accident.
    • Michael had an accident on the highway. His car was destroyed.

Questions about had an accident

What is had an accident the simple past and past participle of?
Had an accident is the simple past and past participle of have an accident.

Words near had an accident in the dictionary

  1. had a wild hair to
  2. had a word
  3. had a word in someone's ear
  4. had a word with oneself
  5. had against
  6. had an accident
  7. had an affair
  8. had an easy time of it
  9. had an eye for
  10. had an in
  11. had another thing coming

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