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snapped to attention

snapped to attention is the simple past and past participle of snap to attention.

Meaning of snap to attention

Verb

snap to attention (third-person singular simple present snaps to attention, present participle snapping to attention, simple past and past participle snapped to attention)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive, sometimes) Synonym of stand at attention.

Questions about snapped to attention

What is snapped to attention the simple past and past participle of?
Snapped to attention is the simple past and past participle of snap to attention.

Words near snapped to attention in the dictionary

  1. snapped it up
  2. snapped one's fingers
  3. snapped out of
  4. snapped someone's head off
  5. snapped to
  6. snapped to attention
  7. snapped up
  8. snapper
  9. snapper biscuit
  10. snapper biscuits
  11. snapper-upper

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