petitioned
past simple and past participle ofpetition
| 单词 | petitioned |
| 释义 | petitioned past simple and past participle ofpetition petition verb[IorT] uk/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/lawalsospecialized to make aformalrequestfor something,especiallyin alawcourt: They're petitioningfor/aboutbetterfacilitiesfordisabledpeople. [+ obj + to infinitive]Ithinkwe should petition thegovernmenttoincreasethegrantfor theproject. She is petitioningfora re-trial. Making appeals & requests
Examplesofpetitionedpetitioned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is unknown if the indigenous community prevailed in this case, but in any event itpetitionedthe state again just three years later. From theCambridge English Corpus Unwilling to accept this change in legal status, the expatriate originaire community once againpetitionedthe administration. From theCambridge English Corpus She is alsopetitionedby healers seeking cures for sick children. From theCambridge English Corpus With population pressure rising, some residentspetitionedto fill-in the palace moat and use that land for new construction. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, popular protestpetitionedas much as it denounced, supplicated as much as it threatened. From theCambridge English Corpus Faced with his non-paternity, hepetitionedthe court to curtail his financial obligation to the child. From theCambridge English Corpus The minster clergypetitionedthe bailiffs on her behalf for licence to enclose, but the bailiffs refused. From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the colonial period, railway workerspetitionedfor favorable postings and protested transfers to areas undesirable to them. From theCambridge English Corpus A group of leading coffeemen and womenpetitionedhis majesty once more to allow them to continue practising their trade. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, a group of artisanspetitionedthe palace to complain about the amount of the contributions the commission was asking of them. From theCambridge English Corpus The temporary nature of these measures led to heightened tensions within the commercial sector each time the expiry date approached and both sidespetitionedthe state for further action. From theCambridge English Corpus These figures could represent important ancestors or perhaps are representations of deities who may have beenpetitioned, venerated, or de-animated through the practice of incense burning. From theCambridge English Corpus In one of these cases two brotherspetitionedthe court, arguing that their elder brother had illegally sold a piece of ground, which they had bought 'jointly'. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, there seems to have been potent super-normal entities associated with natural phenomena, which may have beenpetitionedby some individuals as patrons of spiritual and political power. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, the local peoplepetitionedagainst the play area because they feared the presence of vandals and youths on motor cycles in the evenings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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