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screenplayed

screenplayed is the simple past and past participle of screenplay.

Meaning of screenplay

Verb

screenplay (third-person singular simple present screenplays, present participle screenplaying, simple past and past participle screenplayed)

  1. (transitive) To write a screenplay for.
    • Also, in the case of this novel, its adaption to the big screen in 1983, directed by James Ivory, screenplayed by Jhabvala herself—screenwriter of the year, London Critics Film Award, 1984—awarded with a BAFTA, and nominated for the Palme d'Or, gave rise to Heat and Dust's great success.2020, Shilpa Daithota Bhat, Diasporic Inquiries into South Asian Women’s Narratives

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Questions about screenplayed

What is screenplayed the simple past and past participle of?
Screenplayed is the simple past and past participle of screenplay.

Words near screenplayed in the dictionary

  1. screenout
  2. screenouts
  3. screenphone
  4. screenphones
  5. screenplay
  6. screenplayed
  7. screenplaying
  8. screenplays
  9. screenprint
  10. screenprinted
  11. screenprinting

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