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pastored

pastored is the simple past and past participle of pastor.

Meaning of pastor

Verb

pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored)

  1. (ambitransitive, stative) To serve a congregation as pastor.
    • As they pastored churches in Georgia and Texas, they supported talented black politicians who were unable to win statewide office.2009 January 21, Shaila Dewan, “Epic Campaign Divided Family, Then United It”, in New York Times

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Questions about pastored

What is pastored the simple past and past participle of?
Pastored is the simple past and past participle of pastor.

Words near pastored in the dictionary

  1. pastorals
  2. pastorate
  3. pastorates
  4. Pastore
  5. Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai
  6. pastored
  7. pastorela
  8. Pastores
  9. pastoress
  10. pastoresses
  11. pastorhood

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