wade through in English

Forms: wades through [present, singular, third-person], wading through [participle, present], waded through [participle, past], waded through [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wade through (third-person singular simple present wades through, present participle wading through, simple past and past participle waded through)

Inflected forms

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"wade through" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms