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heroed

heroed is the simple past and past participle of hero.

Meaning of hero

Verb

hero (third-person singular simple present heroes or heros, present participle heroing or (rare) heroeing, simple past and past participle heroed)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
    • “I don’t think so.” He grinned hugely, revealing smoker’s teeth and halitosis that would fell a rhino. “I don’t think you want to be heroing off just yet. I don’t think you've had a good time in ages.”2009, Kessler, Jackie (Jackie H.), Black and white, page 39
  2. (transitive) To praise or laud.
  3. (transitive) To bring attention to; to highlight; to spotlight.

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Phrases with heroed

Questions about heroed

What is heroed the simple past and past participle of?
Heroed is the simple past and past participle of hero.

Words near heroed in the dictionary

  1. Herodotian
  2. Herodotic
  3. Herodotos
  4. Herodotus
  5. heroe
  6. heroed
  7. heroes
  8. heroess
  9. heroesses
  10. herohead
  11. herohood

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