bikeshed
bikeshed · bikesheds · bikeshedded / bikeshed · bikeshedding
To discuss a minor detail rather than focusing on more important issuesTo discuss a minor detail rather than focusing on more important issues.
Meaning
1 sensesTo discuss a minor detail rather than focusing on more important issues.
Origin
From bike + shed.From bike + shed.
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Forms
bikesheds, bikeshedding, bikeshedded, bikesheddedirregular · Lesson
| Base form | bikeshed · to bikeshed |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bikesheds |
| Present participle | bikeshedding |
| Past simple | bikeshedded / bikeshed |
| Past participle | bikeshedded / bikeshed |
Tenses
bikeshed · bikeshedded · will bikeshed · have bikesheddedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.