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shopped

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈʃɑpt// UK //ʃˈɒpt// shopped

v. visited a store or a website to look at things and buy them. It is the past tense of 'shop'.

v. the past tense and past participle of 'shop'; refers to the act of visiting an establishment to examine or purchase goods.


SIMPLE

I shopped for groceries yesterday morning.

CONTEXTUAL

After they shopped for new school clothes, the family stopped at a nearby café for lunch.

COMPLEX

Although she had shopped at that boutique for years, the sudden change in their inventory forced her to seek out a different supplier for her professional wardrobe.

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Intransitive when referring to the general activity, or transitive when followed by a prepositional phrase like 'for' to specify the items.

Pitfall

I shoped all dayI shopped all dayThe final 'p' must be doubled before adding '-ed' because the verb ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant.

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