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high fived

high fived is the simple past and past participle of high five.

Meaning of high five

Verb

high five (third-person singular simple present high fives, present participle high fiving, simple past and past participle high fived)

  1. (transitive) To slap high fives.
    • Like a lot of my fellow passengers — indie-rock fans who had signed up for a three-day voyage full of bands and beverages — I’d never been on a cruise before. So I don’t know whether most of them begin with a staff member high-fiving each and every person who comes off the gangway.2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times

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Questions about high fived

What is high fived the simple past and past participle of?
High fived is the simple past and past participle of high five.

Words near high fived in the dictionary

  1. high fashion
  2. High Fens
  3. high fidelity
  4. high finance
  5. high five
  6. high fived
  7. high fives
  8. high fiving
  9. high flier
  10. high fliers
  11. high flyer

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