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subbed

subbed is the simple past and past participle of sub.

Meaning of sub

Verb

sub (third-person singular simple present subs, present participle subbing, simple past and past participle subbed)

  1. (US, informal) To substitute for.
  2. (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
  3. (UK, informal) To replace (a player) with a substitute.
    • He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
  4. (UK, informal, often, uncommon) To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
    • He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
  5. (UK) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
  6. (Internet, slang, transitive) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).

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Words formed from subbed

Phrases with subbed

Questions about subbed

What is subbed the simple past and past participle of?
Subbed is the simple past and past participle of sub.

Words near subbed in the dictionary

  1. subbatches
  2. subbay
  3. subbays
  4. subbeadle
  5. subbeadles
  6. subbed
  7. subbed in
  8. subbed out
  9. subbenthic
  10. subber
  11. subbers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subbed (page history and authors); sub (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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