preach down in English

Forms: preaches down [present, singular, third-person], preaching down [participle, present], preached down [participle, past], preached down [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} preach down (third-person singular simple present preaches down, present participle preaching down, simple past and past participle preached down)

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    {
      "form": "preaches down",
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    },
    {
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    {
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        "To speak vehemently against; to decry."
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        "(transitive) To speak vehemently against; to decry."
      ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "preaches down",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preaching down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preached down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preached down",
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        "past"
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        "To speak vehemently against; to decry."
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        "(transitive) To speak vehemently against; to decry."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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"preach down" meaning in English

Verb