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)
- To substitute for.
- To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
- 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.
- To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
- He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
- To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
- To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
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.
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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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