Is it plead or pleaded?

The correct past tense of plead and past participle of “plead” in standard American English is “pleaded” or “pled” (e.g., He pleaded/pled guilty to the charges in court on Monday,” “He has pleaded/pled guilty”).

However, plead ( ) is a rarely used alternative spelling of “pled.” It is best to avoid this spelling in formal contexts.

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What does fed up mean?

The adjective fed up means very dissatisfied or annoyed, particularly with a situation that has lasted for a long time (e.g., “I’m fed up because this is the third time that the heat has stopped working this winter, and the landlord won’t do anything about it.”)

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Is it feed or fed?

It can be feed or fed.

Feed ( ) is the infinitive of the verb (e.g., “Do you want me to feed the chickens?”).

Feed is also a simple present tense form of the verb (e.g. “I/you/we/they feed the chickens every day”).

Fed ( ) is the simple past tense of feed and the past participle of “feed” (e.g., “I fed the chickens yesterday,” “Have you fed the chickens yet?”).

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What does tear up mean?

The phrasal verb tear up , when pronounced so “tear” rhymes with “care,” has the following meanings:

  • “Pull or rip into smaller pieces” (e.g., “Please tear the boxes up and put them in the recycling”)
  • “Remove or destroy completely,” especially infrastructure or land (e.g., “They use bulldozers to tear up the forest”)
  • “Perform something extremely well” (e.g., “You guys really tore it up on stage today!)—this is an informal usage

The past tense of tear in this phrasal verb is “tore,” the past participle is “torn.

The phrasal verb tear up , when pronounced so “tear” rhymes with “here,” means “begin to form tears in your eyes” (e.g., “He noticed that she was tearing up and offered her a tissue”). The past participle and past tense form of this phrasal verb is “teared up.”

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