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weathered the storm

weathered the storm is the simple past and past participle of weather the storm.

Meaning of weather the storm

Verb

weather the storm (third-person singular simple present weathers the storm, present participle weathering the storm, simple past and past participle weathered the storm)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
    • Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.

Questions about weathered the storm

What is weathered the storm the simple past and past participle of?
Weathered the storm is the simple past and past participle of weather the storm.

Words near weathered the storm in the dictionary

  1. weatherdeck
  2. weatherdecks
  3. weathered
  4. weathered a point
  5. weathered out
  6. weathered the storm
  7. weatherer
  8. weatherers
  9. weatherfish
  10. weatherfishes
  11. Weatherford

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