paragraph
/ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ verb C2- To sort text into paragraphs.
- To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
He/she/it paragraphs · Past paragraphed · Past participle paragraphed · -ing form paragraphing
Verb forms
- Base form
- paragraph
- He/she/it
- paragraphs
- Past
- paragraphed
- Past participle
- paragraphed
- -ing form
- paragraphing
From the library
Beauchamp was breakfasting when he read the paragraph.
“The paragraph was correct, my friend.”
“You may think my departure strange and foolish,” said the young man; “you do not know how a paragraph in a newspaper may exasperate one.
It was the Echo for the day, and the paragraph to which he pointed was devoted to the case in question.
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