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verb · transitive · rare

drat

drat · drats · dratted · dratting

To damn or curseTo damn or curse.

/dɹæt/

» D-drat! I didn't mean to let that slip..

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Meaning

1 senses

To damn or curse.
Drat you and your evil schemes!

Examples

1 sentences

D-drat! I didn't mean to let that slip..
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Translations

3 languages

Origin

An aphetism of od-rat (“God rot”) as a minced oath.

An aphetism of od-rat (“God rot”) as a minced oath.

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Forms

drats, dratting, dratted, dratted

Base form	drat · to drat
3rd person singular	drats
Present participle	dratting
Past simple	dratted
Past participle	dratted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	drat
he, she, it	drats

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dratted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dratted
he, she, it	has dratted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will drat

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

draperyB2 drastic drastically draughtB2 draughty drawA1

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