rot
verb/rɒt/
/rɑːt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rot | /rɒt/ /rɑːt/ |
| he / she / it rots | /rɒts/ /rɑːts/ |
| past simple rotted | /ˈrɒtɪd/ /ˈrɑːtɪd/ |
| past participle rotted | /ˈrɒtɪd/ /ˈrɑːtɪd/ |
| -ing form rotting | /ˈrɒtɪŋ/ /ˈrɑːtɪŋ/ |
- to decay, or make something decay, naturally and gradually synonym decompose
- rotting leaves
- rot (away) The window frame had rotted away completely.
- (figurative) prisoners thrown in jail and left to rot
- Food was being left to rot in warehouses.
- rot something Too much sugar will rot your teeth.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRot is used with these nouns as the subject:- meat
- rubbish
- timber
- …
More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbsWord OriginOld English rotian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rotten; the noun (Middle English) may have come via Scandinavian.Definitions on the go
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